Research, Written and Edited By: MarkEAW

Web Download Links
-Sandbagger's Tally-Ho Site and File Archives - You can find most of these downloads there.
-EAWHS's Mediafire File Archives- You can find even more of these downloads here.

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This page is for the downloads.

CONTENTS

INTRO

MY DOWNLOADS

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GAME
ADDONS | DEMO

PATCH
CODEGROUP | FXEXE | HEXEDITED | MISC | NOCD | OFFICIAL | REGISTRY | WRAPPER

SCREENS
CAREER | HANGER | MAIN | MAP BRIEF | MAP PILOT | MISC | OUTSIDE

GROUND OBJECTS
AIRFIELD | BUILDINGS | CITY | EFFECTS | FACTORY | FORT | HOUSE | MISC | OILSTATION | SHIPS | TRAIN
TREES | TRENCH | VEHICLES

MISC
FUNSTUFF | UNKNOWN

PLANE
COCKPITS | GUNSIGHTS | EFFECTS MOD | FLIGHT MOD | ORDNANCE MOD | PILOTS MOD | RENDER DISTANCE MOD
SKINS :: 3D Plane Models

SOUNDS
BACKGROUND | BARRACK RADIO | MISC | ENGINE | GUNS
PLANE RADIO :: Scratchy Radio Messages :: "Modified" Radio Speech Packs

TERRAIN
AUTUMN | DESERT | HILLMODS | MISC | SKY | SPRING | SUMMER | TROPICAL | WATER | WINTER

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EDITING TOOLS
3DZ MODEL | RENDER SEQUENCE
AIRFIELD | CAMPAIGN | CDF | COCKPIT | FORMATION | FRONTLINE | HANGER | HILLS
IMAGE | MAP | MENU | MISC | MISSION | MOVIE | PALETTE | PLANE | SKIN | SOUND | STR
TARGET | TERRAIN | WSP

MANAGER PROGRAMS
CAMPAIGN | CONTROLLERS | GUNSIGHT | INI | MISC | PLANE | SCREEN | SKIN | SKY

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
CAMPAIGN | CONTROLS | FLYING | HEX | INTERVIEWS | KEYS | MANAGERS
MANUAL | MAPS | MISC | PLANE SHAPE | REVIEWS

TUTORIAL DOCUMENTS
3DZMODEL | 3DZRENDERSEQUENCE | AIRFIELD | CAMPAIGN | CDF | COCKPIT | FRONTLINE | GROUND
GUNSIGHTS | LIGHTS | MISC | PLANES | SCREENS | SKINNING | SOUND | STR | TARGET | TERRAIN
 

This help document is to provide descriptive information on the various and vast file additions done by the EAW community, most of this material was done in the late 1999 year and on into the early 2000's to 2005 and some beyond. This page is not a complete list of what I have at Mediafire (as linked at the top of the page), but it lists a lot of the more popular files. There are links to folders, those folders contain the files. Most of the files are for EAWv1.2, however there are other folders, with other 'patches' of files, for other types of EAW. 

This help document is still in a very early design stage despite the numerous revisions. It will be revised further to contain rewritten text, moved sections, more add-on , mods and tool information, including troubleshooting, technical support and some background information on select items. Any help is appreciated to flesh out this help doc with first hand text descriptions, etc.

(This Help Document by no means is, nor will it ever be, a complete list of add-ons and mods.)

For help with Add-ons beyond the information presented in this help document, see my other help documents, such as 'Using Addons Help Document' for more information.

Can't Find a File? Let me know.

Here are some of my (MarkEAW) more recent downloadable file contributions:

• Graphical MSSWFF2 Joystick Profile - I was just messing around and came up with this graphic showing the assigned functions I have used for EAW with the Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 Joystick.
   
• Quick Default Key List - A RTF document listing the default keys for EAWv1.2+. (Based on MPS Demo Key Sheet).
   
• Quick Reference Key Sheet -  A black and white single page default keyboard command key sheet image for the un-official EAW v1.28+
   
• Quick Keyboard Layout Card - A colored default keyboard command card image for the un-official v1.28+.
   
• Quick Reference Key Sheet 160 - Black and white single page default keyboard command key sheet image for the un-official EAW v1.60+
   
• Custom EAW Images - Some EAW subject matter images (EAW Logos, Boxes, Icons, CD Pictures, etc) that where touched up and can be freely used in your projects, like for making a new EAW web site with some EAW type pictures! (I update this file now and then when new pictures come in).
   
• EAWHS Tools and Extras Pack - Here is a pack of specially picked bit of tools and information that I update now and then. Hopefully it will eventually contain a tool and readme for every use needed. If you have any ideas or thoughts etc or even what should go into this pack, please let me know.
   
• MS SW FFB2 Button Repair - Dissemble the grip and replace switches by soldering out the old and replace with the new. Includes part numbers for new switches. Primarily the info is for the MS Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 Joystick, however it may be useful for other MS sticks that use a similar grip, such as the Sidewinder FF Pro Stick. Also a few Win10 driver issues noted (like FF being reduced or missing) and details on how to resolve them.

ADD-ONS

Related Download Links:
-game-addons

CAMPAIGNS, MISSIONS, SCENARIOS AND PACKAGES

People have put together new campaigns/theaters that consist of small additions rolled into one. Downloading these packages of add-ons. They are almost a new game in each case. Choose what looks interesting. It's probably best to make a new folder with a complete copy of the 1.2 version of EAW, Just copy the game all over to a new empty folder. Then one add-on scenario is copied into that. (It takes up more hard drive space to have a separate copy for each scenario, but it avoids wondering what went wrong with any particular one. When you get one right, it stays right.)

Later on you might want to try Pacific Tide (more or less Pacific Air War II). There's also terrains, skins and buildings for a North Africa / Mediterranean experience. Campaigns, career and missions that go beyond the defaults to add to the immersion of EAW and also allow you to experience different aircraft, both to fly yourself and to fight against.

GreatShot II: (GreatShotII.zip 133MB)
by Phil 'RAF_Black Adder' Lawrence.
...is the standard "new" look at the basic European Air War Game (upto Nov 16 2003)...compiled add-ons featuring the work of the EAW community...has lots of Hi Res objects...probably the best single download to see what is possible would be this compilation...a self installing upgrade package that will upgrade a 1.2 stock patched install of EAW to improve the graphics and flight models of the basic game...

For EAW 1.2 compiled from existing modders' campaigns and files. 'GREAT SHOT II' EAW Super Upgrade added;
-THE BATTLE of MIDWAY 4 - 7 June 1942
-ARDENNES December 1944
-BATTLE of BRITAIN (original) June - September 1940
-DESERT AIR WAR 1942
-WAR IN EUROPE 1943 - 1945
-NORMANDY 1944
-MALTA 1941 - 1942  5/Sept/03 - To include the Beaufighter aircraft.
-NORMANDY 1944

A full manual for this add-on is filename "Manual V2.pdf" (1.95MB).
**************************** Attention ****************************
- Remove the file eaw16.hm before playing online!
You can replace it from the extras directory if you wish to have the hills included in online games. If all others in the online game have this file loaded, then you can leave it in.
- This installation was developed on a Voodoo 5500 3DFX card, 256 RAM and runs perfectly. famous last words!
- You may wonder why some of the add-ons you would like to see are not in by default. Well, that's because they have caused problems with GLIDE. They are probably included in the \Extras directory folder anyway, so you can try them out.
If all goes "Tango Uniform" you can always reinstall.
Turn the Volume UP and enjoy the game in its new form!

Run the self installer:
To simply install this Campaign straight into a clean EAW 1.2 "full" install of the box version of EAW with all aircraft, cockpits terrains, speech etc as selected by Black Adder. You will also notice that the install includes an "Extra's folder" where alternative and extra planes, cockpits, ground objects etc can be substituted in Great Shot.
By playing with these you will realize two things. 1. you can replace and delete certain items such as terrains or skies very easily. 2. You have to do it by trial and error as some combinations will conflict.

The "Great Shot! II " installation can be installed to a v1.2a (516kb) installation as well. If you do not install to a fresh clean install of v1.2 or a 1.2a installation then "Great Shot! II" will not work properly. Be warned! Not compatible with the Code Groups EAW v1.28d 1024.exe without modification. (Also check out the OAW Pack for v1.2 for a more updated compiled from modders' type of add-on from the year 2005).

Spain war 1937: (spain2.lzh 16.2kb)
by Matsu.
Spain celebrated the 1930s in social contradiction and confusion . As a result of the election, a so-called government was established in the left wing federation consisting of the Communist Party, the Socialist Party, the anarchist, etc., but the power of the left and the right is close, and from the internal confrontation of the People's Front, the government I could not cope with the confusion over Spain. Patriotic soldiers including Mora, Franco and Vital in such Spain's current situation stood up to overthrow the government to regain order through military rule. They had received great support from the military and thought that they could overthrow the government in a short time. However, this idea is out. The People's Army Cabinet surprisingly resists stubbornly. Three years of destruction and slaughter began.

This scenario is a short campaign reproducing the air battle early in the Spanish war, remodeled in 1940 . Several biplane machines will appear in this scenario, so we recommend that you obtain those skin skins. For biplane skin, MUSGROVE'S EAW ANNEX is good.　

Spain place name file added.

Storm of the Brunete in 1937: (storm2.lzh  8kb)
by Matsu.
In 1937, in Spain's civil war, was followed by the battle of the ups and downs over the capital Madrid. Offensive of the Franco forces took place in July, became the great battle called "battle of Brunete". Become the draw to this battle in the end, Franco army prevails in Germany advanced fighter Bf109B first introduced in the group, took over the command of the air from the Soviet conquerors of Spain until it's empty, I-153 and I-16. Approximately 100 aircraft's loss of the Republican Army in the battle of Brunete. It for 20 aircraft over loss of the Franco side, within the bf109 2-3 machine was.

Adaptation of the 1940 campaign in this scenario are ten missions short scenario dealt with the Condor Legion Bf109 and s.s.r. (Soviet Army) I-16 fighter. Air Force appeared to consider the scale of aerial warfare in the Spain war and Germany one, Soviet Army side 2 and less.

Soviet bombers appeared SB-2, but SB-2 aircraft skin is not so far. It is recommended to substitute in a PE-2 skin so bad feel dressed with mosquito. You can download Cord's EAW Page.

Spain names files have been added.

Poland 1939: (Poland1939.zip 18kb)
by Emil and Per "vonOben" Rasmusson
Participate in the Blitzkrieg against Poland or try to defend your country against the German invaders...1939 Invasion of Poland.
In this campaign, they are flying in 1939. On the German side are Bf109 E-1, Do17, Hs123 and others, on the Polish PZL P.11, PZL P.24.
To play this campaign you have to download the following programs: EAW Patch 1.2, ECA Panel 3.4, ECA 1.4, and of course the aircraft skins that are in this campaign.

Polish Place Names: (POLISH TARNAMES.ZIP 3kb  or  PolishTarnames.zip)
by Emil and Per "vonOben" Rasmusson.
New place names for Emil's 1939 Poland Campaign. I've changed the Tarnames.str to have Polish names of cities, towns and airfields to get a better feeling in the Polish Campaign.

Poland '39 Campaign v1.2: (1939Polandv1.2.zip 720kb)
by Emil and Per "vonOben" Rasmusson and ANDY.
It substitutes the original 1940 BoB campaign, many aircraft of the original game and other files. The basis of this campaign is Emil's Poland campaign.

Poland '39 Campaign v1.3 (knug): (1939Polandv1.3Knug.zip 33.4M)
by Emil and Per "vonOben" Rasmusson and ANDY and Knug.
This is my modified installation of Andys Poland '39 campaign. The campaign is left as it was so this is only an addition to the original Poland 1939 v1.2 campaign by Andy.

Winter War 1939-1940: (winter2.lzh 16kb)
by Matsu.
It is a short scenarios dealt with the air battle of the war in late 1939 and early 1940, happened, Soviet Union and Finland during the winter war. Finland has only less than 50 fighters had helped on the incompetence of the Commander of the Soviet army, has fared. This scenario is modification of the campaign in 1943, Germany army only. Select the Germany army in 1943 after installation, so to play. You can't play to choose the United Kingdom and the United States. Also, had to be turned on from the relationship of ECA control panels and fuselage skins Allied aircraft to use on the Germany side, so installation is cumbersome became. Sure to read the Readme. Finland side appeared two Squadron (Squadron name and history are accurate is not). Given the somewhat aggressive roles including ground attack for one and another interception Centre. Way is endured the struggle at that time Finland air force interceptor mission is scrambled with the siren always. Frankly speaking, the degree of difficulty is high. The enemy is on the performance is also the number. Soviet bombers was scheduled initially, PE-2, what I also cannot catch up with Finland army Fokker D-XXI so changed to IL-4.

Use the winter terrain data for atmosphere?

Finland-names and class file was added.

France 1940: (new_french_campaign_40.zip)
by Charles Gunst.
(yes, the same Charles Gunst who made ECA!) has come out with a campaign for France 1940. It provides a rough approximation of a 1940 French campaign and single missions for both the Luftwaffe and Armee de l'Air, with the following aircraft (ECA Control Panel v3.1 is required to use this patch):

Hurricane: Morane MS.406
Spitfire I: Dewoitine D.520
Spitfire IX: Caudron C.714
Spitfire XIV: Bloch MB-155
Typhoon: Curtiss Hawk 75A
Tempest: Bloch MB-152
Mosquito: Potez 631 (or Potez 630)
P38J: Fokker G-1 Mercury
B26: Amiot 354 B4
Fw 190A: Macchi C.200
Ju 88A: Ju88A (or Do17Z)

All of the appropriate 1940 aircraft should show up in missions from time to time. There will be greater variety in campaign missions than in the standard EAW 1940 campaigns, including sweeps for the Armee de l'Air, and bombing, interception and interdiction missions for the Luftwaffe.

The Germans have the Bf109E (E3, E4 E8 and now the E1 as alternatives using ECA ControlPanel v3.1) and Bf110c as before, plus the Macchi C.200, as flyable fighters; and the He111, JU88A (or Do-17Z) and Ju87 as bombers.

The Armee de l'Air (R.A.F.) has the Morane MS.406, Dewoitine D.520, Caudron C.714, Bloch MB-152 and MB-155, Curtiss Hawk 75A, Potez 631 and Fokker G-1 Mercury as flyable fighters; and the Potez 630 and Amiot 354 as bombers.

They, and all of the 1940 bombers as well, are also all selectable in campaigns, simply by using the ECA Control Panel Squadron Editor. All that you don't get with the France 1940 patch is squadrons already set up with each available fighter and bomber aircraft to select from (as I provided in ECA v1.4).

The reason for this is that there is only a small number of squadrons in the 1940 campaign (10 RAF and 9 Luftwaffe); and a number of people preferred to have more fighter squadron options, and fewer bomber squadron options. This is mainly because most people do not ever fly a full bomber campaign - the life expectancy is too short. A similar logic applies to the Bloch MB-155, Fokker G1 and Macchi C.200 -they played only a short or minor part in the whole 1940 campaign, and to have included a squadron of them (out of 9 or 10) would have unbalanced the campaign.

But if you do want a bomber career, or a career in the Bloch MB-155, Fokker G1 or Macchi C.200, simply use the Squadron Editor program to select it in your campaign squadron.

The French campaign starts on 10 May 1940. There are no changes to the map (hopefully someone, sometime, will work out how to change airbase ownership), so it is geographically still BoB, but the variety of missions is much greater (sweeps and interdictions for the Armee de l'Air, interceptions and interdictions for the Luftwaffe, and so on).

Invasion of France 1940-Modified: (france40.zip 8kb  or  France40Campaign2.zip  or  new_french_campaign_40.zip)
by Charles Gunst and Dominique Legrand.
Modified Charles Gunst's original work and made several revisions! This enables you to participate in the "Battle for France 1940" scenario. For use his other EAW utilities, ECA Control Panel v3.2 and ECA v1.4 This campaign uses a new frontline which now fits to the French border. Thus, the French bases are located in France.
To play this campaign you have to download the following programs: EAW Patch 1.2, ECA Panel 3.4, ECA 1.4, and of course the aircraft skins that are in this campaign.

1940 RAF French Campaign: (1940francerafedition.zip 50kb)
by BlueBaron.
...Unzip these files to your EAW folder and play. To uninstall, delete the files from your EAW folder.

1941 Mediterranean: (med1941b.zip 12kb)
by Emil and Dominique Legrand.
Developed a campaign for the Mediterranean theater in 1941. This enables you to fly in the Mediterranean in 1941 with historical squadrons. Old Versions: med1941.ZIP , med1941a.zip

1941-1942 Malta v2.0: (1941-42MALTAv2.0.zip 13.5MB)
by Emil.
...Old Versions: 1941-42MaltaCampaignPak-malta.zip or malta.zip

1941-1942 Burma Campaign: (burma_campaign.zip ??kb)
by Steve Daly aka SDaly.
This is a modified American, German and British 1943 campaign with Modified Frontline, to resemble the airwar in China-Burma during December 1941 to July 1942 , when the 1st AVG "Flying Tigers" are combined with the USAAF

1941-1942 Desert Air War v1.1: (1941–1942DesertAirWar-DAWv1.1.zip 17.2MB)
by Emil.
...Old Versions:

1942 Turning Point in Europe: (1942-TurningPoint.zip 389kb)
by Paulo Morais.
1942 Turning Point in Europe its an addon for European Air War from Microprose that introduces a number of changes on the original data trying to model the aircraft and actions that occurred in that year of the war. Since EAW release that I wondered why Microprose didn't modelled a continuous campaign starting in this year to the end of the war as it was a year of great changes. In fact this year saw events like the probing landings at Dieppe, a very fast rate of replacement of aircraft with new versions in a continuous effort from both sides to get a significant advantage, the first daylight raids by the 8th Air Force and the start of a cross-channel offensive by the RAF.

This addon try to fill this gap in a simplified way. Due to limitations on EAW original design it was necessary to replace the BOB campaign and all of their specific aircraft to attain the initial objective of getting a continuous campaign until the war end. A number of small changes to the other campaigns were also introduced to model some aspects of the air war that can give more variety and enjoyment to one the finest WWII aircombat simulation ever produced.

TPE gives you a more realistic feel for the 1942 planes and missions, better than ECA Panel can ever address it. It features a fully working 1942 campaign with the right squadrons and mission types and not just the planes.

TPE42 Skin Batch File: (?? ??kb)
by Tannethal.
I have done a small batch file that changes inside the 3dz files of TPE42 the pointer that refers to the skin texture file, so no hex editing is required. Different skins to distinguish variants! It's not a skin manager, it just allows you to use third party skins for the Sub variants of the Fw190(A8, A4, F8) and for the Messerschmitt 109F & G. So far not for the Spitfire MkVb, the reason is described in the readmep.txt.

Same procedure for the Me109F (109g to 109e) 190F8 (190a to ju87)! For the Hurricane IIc you only have to place a Hurri skin you like into the EAW folder, cause there are no different versions. The only one I found to be tricky was the Spitfire, cause this one uses mixed definitions of the Mk I and IX. I had once changed all Pointers in the MK Vb definition files to sp2a, which resulted into a fine skin but a totally weird propeller, that wasn't transparent anymore.

1942 TPE Skin Pack: (42tpesk.exe 1.5MB)
by Paulo Morais.
Skin pack for 1942 Turning Point in Europe...

1942: Turning Point in Europe Revision B: (1942tpe.zip  or  1942TurningPointInEurope.zip 381kb)
by Paulo Morais. 
"1942: Turning Point in Europe" (Revision B), or TPE42 as it's often called for short. This is still one of the best.

TPE is an excellent add-on for EAW that substitutes the stock EAW BoB campaign, making more planes available and remodeling those involved in the BoB campaign with one starting in April of 1942. It progresses through 1943 and 1944. The Hurricane MKII has to be tried! With 12 guns you can see why this was a bomber buster! This package also remodels many German aircraft, giving bombing capacity to the ME626. There are a few extra squads to join up in the campaign too. This install and interface can be a bit tricky, but the benefits definitely outweigh the learning curve, if only to fly the Mossie and ME410. Comes with some utilities including a CDF-file extractor, DOS utilities; snd2raw.exe and raw2snd.exe. Old Versions: 1942-TurningPoint.zip 389kb

Ghost aircraft problem:
Using ECA, ECApanel or any other addon that changes PLANES.DAT on top of 42TPE after installation without following the procedure to disable the addon will cause ghost planes. Also Incorrect installation.
For correct operation of 42TPE addon the contents of the Zip (a self extract EXE) file must be expanded to certain EAW sub-folders. That should be automatic if the correct name of EAW folder was provided. Afterwards, a MS-DOS batch file named INSTALL.BAT (or just INSTALL) must be run to extract files from original EAW data files and apply modifications to them. This file should be inside a new folder created by the above installation procedure named 42TPE.
For further details about installation and usage instruction please refer to the included readme.txt file.

You are not really supposed to use ECA and TPE42 at the same time. TPE42 includes a couple of batch files (DISABLE.BAT and ENABLE.BAT) which allow you to "turn off" and reinstate TPE42 as you wish. Try it with ECA and ECA Control Panel both removed from the EAW directory (the folder where eaw.exe is located) before you attempt to set up TPE42.

1942-1945 European Theatre of Operations: (1942 ETO.zip or 1942-45EuropeanTheatreOfOperationsCampaign.zip 494kb)
by Paulo Morais and Dirk 'Emil' Schoorens
New campaign with several features, incorporating and expanding the 1942 - TPE campaign. This campaign is a combination of : 1942 TURNING POINT IN EUROPE by Paulo Morais and the modified 1943-1945 ETO campaign by Emil.

1942-1945 European Air War version 1.1: (1942-45EuropeanAirWar-4245v1.1.zip 1.71MB)
by Paulo Morais and Dirk 'Emil' Schoorens
This campaign is a combination of : 1942 TURNING POINT IN EUROPE by Paulo Morais and the modified 1943-1945 ETO campaign by Emil.
Flight model with standard EAW gun damage (Flight.zip 27.7 kB)
Flight model with updated gun damage (FlightGuns.zip 39 kB)

1942 Caucasus: (caucasus1942a.zip  or  Russian1942a.zip 20kb)
by Emil and Dominique Legrand.
He has produced a new campaign set during the important fighting in the Caucasus of the Russian Front. Off to the Eastern Front you go to either defend the Russian motherland or to cover the Wehrmacht's offensive. Replaces the Battle of Britain Campaign with one starting in June of 1942, when the German summer offensive "Operation Blau" starts. The aim of this campaign is to simulate the air and air to ground war on the Russian Front.

1942 Guadalcanal: (guadalcanal.zip 21kb)
by Emil.
This time he has given us a campaign set on Guadalcanal! Participate in the famous battle in the Solomon Islands that marked the turn of war fortune in the Pacific Theatre of War.

Tunisia 1942 - Operation Torch: (Tunisia1942.zip 19.4kb)
by Emil.
The 1942 Torch Campaign replaces the 1943 ETO Campaign with one starting in November of 1942, when Operation Torch takes place with the landing of Allied forces in North Afrika. The aim of this campaign is to simulate the air and air to ground war in the North Africa between German, British and American air forces. Replay the Allied operations and attempt to drive the Axis forces out of Africa once and for all.

New Guinea Campaign v1.0: (EAWNG.zip ??kb)
by Erin Sparks aka RockHPI.
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New Guinea 1942 v1.1: (eawng111.zip through eawng118.zip)
by RockHPI.
Made a campaign for the Allies vs. the Japanese in New Guinea.

4 Aircraft for NG: (New Guinea.zip)
by Norman Walker.
4 aircraft for the New Guinea Campaign...

1941 Oahu Hawaii Islands Scenario v1.0: (oahu.zip 490kb  or 1941OahuHawaiIslandsScenariov1.0.zip 490kb)
by Woolfman.
The Oahu scenario has been built as a Hawai Islands terrain with some of the targets from 7th December 1941.

Continuation War in 1943: (cont2.lzh 78kb)
by Matsu.
6/1941, Germany, "Operation Barbarossa", launched the invasion of the Soviet Union. Finland Finland declares neutrality to protect the winter burning hatred of war and regain its attitude was hardly neutral and to say the least. And re-opened the hostilities between Finland and the Soviet Union. "Finland is not an ally of Germany. Only have operations at the same time "the Finland Government announced no persuasive saddening, and Finland is on the road to ruin Germany forcibly pulled went. In the misery of the small country.

This scenario is a modification of the campaign in 1943, 1943 Finland air force activity reaches its crescendo, received Bf109G scenario. Winter war as Germany army only. Select the Germany army in 1943 after installation, so to play. You can't play to choose the United Kingdom and the United States. Also, had to be turned on from the relationship of ECA control panels and fuselage skins Allied aircraft to use on the Germany side, so installation is cumbersome became. Sure to read the Readme.

Finland-names and class file was added.

 

Jet Fighters of 1943: (Jet.lzh 3.23kb)
by Matsu.
If in the 1943 stage Me262 combat up had? It is said that if scenarios. You can choose to play the Germany army in 1943. Non-United Nations are playable, but enemy planes appeared Me262 especially doesn't change. No Add-ons required to play.

Mosquito bomber squadron: (Mosquito2.lzh 4.95 kb)
by Matsu.
Itself without the mosquito bombing campaign scenario. In 1943, in the campaign of remodeling, in the long term is the length of about 25 times. From the mosquito, is naturally RAF-only scenarios. ECA and ECA Control Panel is required to play this scenario. Be sure to get the ECA, please install. Mosquito in the ECA is a machine gun-equipped fighter types. However, the play speed only to leave their life in the unarmed aircraft historical aircraft to have demilitarized type mosquito data files are for those who want.

Is increased the cities targeted · · ·.

Strategy No.1 PAW scenario: (I-GO.lzh 5.03kb)
by Matsu.
Operation I-Go Japan Navy 1943 years 4 May 7 from day 4 May 16 in a series of air offensive that was carried out over a period of days, is the last of the strategy fifty-six Yamamoto took the helm. It was a strategy that was carried out until the joy of using the aircraft carrier on the ground base, but the strategy failed, Yamamoto 56th also lost his life. This scenario was remodeled in 1943 , only for the Japanese army. Therefore , please choose the 1943 German Army to play . We recommend using Japanese speech pack and topographical data of the Pacific Ocean.

Let's go to the circus! It is!: (circus.lzh 2.36kb)
by Matsu.
At the end of 1940 , the UK who survived the Battle of Britain finally gets offensive. It was a plan to destroy German fighter aircraft that attracted a large number of escorts aircraft with a small number of bombers as a trick. According to the result, the series of offensive named "Circus Strategy" was a failure. The damage to the ground facilities was minor, and the German fighter of the day also did not attempt to intercept the British. By remodeling the 1943 campaign, you can choose RAF and Luff Buffet.

Focke Wulf Ta 183 "Huckebein" Add-On v1.0: (Ta183_Add-On_v10.exe 216kb)
by Paulo Morais and Christian Mosimann.
Aircraft Add-On for European Air War. Represents a hypothetical aircraft which actually never flew. Data on paint schemes, flight models, careers, etc., are mostly fanciful and without historical basis, although there are a few scant details available about the actual project. The Basic package contains the installer/de-installer, 3d-model and skin, full nomenclature change, new objects-screen and I./EKdo 183 career.

Historical Background:

In mid-1944, the OKL presented Focke-Wulf with the task of developing a single-seat fighter propelled by the new He S 011 jet-engine and carrying 2-4 MK 108 cannons with a speed of approximately 1000 km/h at 7000 m altitude. Soon, because of the company's rapid progress on the project, Focke-Wulf received a manufacturing contract for new aircraft with the designation Ta 183. The first operational model was meant to be equipped with the Jumo 004 axial turbojet engine, which had a proven performance record in the Me 262, while subsequent models were planned to carry the He S 011.
The first combat-unit was planned to become operational in autumn 1945. However, the war came to an end soon after the design work was started.

The plans for this revolutionary aircraft were copied several times after the war by famous aircraft engineers. The name Huckebein comes from Hans Huckebein, a mischievous little raven from a tale by Wilhelm Busch.

Technical Data:

To install the package, follow these steps - it is strictly recommended not to switch a single one for correct use.

After you got the installation-file called Ta183_Add-On_v10.exe, and follow the installation dialog after executing the file. After this initial step, follow the next ones as follows:

1.: If you use ECA: Choose in ECA Panel the planes you like to see for 1945, do not choose the Ta 183A-1 under the 109K-slot. Note that the Bf 109G will be replaced afterwards.
If you use other flightmodels or add-ons, note that nothing will be changed for any aircraft that is not the Bf 109G.

2.: Execute Ta183.bat by double-click in the \Ta 183 Add-On\3dz\Ta183\ folder to install the Ta 183 Add-on to EAW. Backup copies will be made of all files that have to be replaced. This batch-file will add the flightmodel, career, nomenclature and artwork changes to EAW.
Note that the installation process will show in the DOS-box sometimes error-messages like missing files, etc. Ignore that please, everything will work correctly.
Keep in mind that from now on, as long as the Add-On is installed, all changes with ECA for other planes will immediately remove the Ta 183 flightmodel in the Bf 109G-slot. If you use ECA when the Ta 183 is installed, you have to install the add-on again.

3a.: Start EAW. The Ta 183A-1 is now available in Single Missions as the former Bf 109G, for flight by the user or as opponent in Allied fighter missions.
The cockpit is the one of the Me 262 with edited covers for the former instruments of the second engine, the wing-view is completely new shaped with correct wing-angle and colour. You will have full access via armament board in the hangar to rockets, bombs and droptanks.
In the 1944-career, the first German squadron is now I./EKdo 183, equipped at the beginning with Me 262, the missions start in July 1945.

3b.: For use of a different skin, use the skin-packages as like other skins for EAW-aircraft. All 3d-data is included, so they can be configured as like all the other skins with new models, etc. in Stab or Skins-n-More.

4.: The other additions to the Ta 183 Add-On like the new screens or the sound and radio-enhacement are separate downloads, so it's up to the users if they want to use them or not.

5.: For uninstall, execute un_Ta183.bat to restore your former EAW-installation and remove the Ta 183 Add-on from your sim.
Note that this procedure does not change the screens or sounds you installed as well, the Ta 183-screens and sounds have to be removed manually or with the configuration of Stab or Skins-n-More.

Other Downloads Related To This Add-On:
(Ta183_Add-On_v10_readme.zip 8kb) - Info page, printable v1.0.
(Ta183_Savegame.zip 61kb) - Special EAW-community career savegame for I./EKdo 183, player is Oberstleutnant, difficulty normal, long duty, limited supplies. Note that the player name can be edited with ECA Panel Squadron Editor.
(Ta183_Screens.zip 811kb) - A mainscreen and new hangar-pictures to replace the old Bf 109G hangar are included to this package. Two kind of aircraft selection screens can be chosen, eighter the GUI-Pack version, based on the work of Steven White, or the version of Paul "Shatterer of Worlds" Wilson.
(Ta183_Sounds.zip 238kb) - by Cord Hartmann, Enhanced radio chatter for the Ta 183 Huckebein Add-On for Allied pilots, plus new sounds for the jet engine and rockets
As the Ta-183 substitutes one of the Bf-109 models, the radio chatter of Allied pilots will be inaccurate if they encounter the new jet aircraft.

If you want the Allied pilots referring to "Jet fighters!" rather than "109s!" when encountering the Ta-183 in combat, you have to drop the following files into your EAW folder:

Us2_047.snd "Jerry fighters!" (original: "109s!")
Us3_057.snd "Jet fighters!" (original: "109s!")
Us4_057.snd "Jet fighters!" (original: "109s!")
Us5_057.snd "Jet fighters!" (original: "109s!")
Uk2_047.snd "German fighters!" (original: "109s!")
Uk3_057.snd "Jet fighters!" (original: "109s!")
Uk4_057.snd "Jet fighters!" (original: "109s!")
Uk5_057.snd "Jet fighters!" (original: "109s!")

Remember that the new radio calls will be used for the remaining Bf-109's also - so it's your decision if you want to use them at all...

Skins
The following skins are all hypothetical colour schemes, and, as such, have no historical basis. Their markings are for the first Gruppe of a Jagdgeschwader, as represented in the career.
Included to the skin-packages are all 3d-files and a virtual cockpit for the Me 262 by Migge, which is shared with the Ta 183. The skins can be configured as usual with Skins 'n More or Stab.
(Me262_EKdo183.zip 252kb) - Messerschmitt Me 262A-1 I./EKdo 183 (fictional) Lechfeld, July 1945 *Main work by Serb.
(Ta183_White1.zip 215kb) - Focke Wulf Ta 183A-1 I./EKdo 183 (fictional) Lechfeld, Summer 1945 *Seperate package of the basic skin.
(Ta183_White7.zip 207kb) - Focke Wulf Ta 183A-1 I./EKdo 183 (fictional) Lechfeld, Summer 1945
(Ta183_White2.zip 215kb) - Focke Wulf Ta 183A-1 I./EKdo 183 (fictional) Lechfeld, Summer 1945
(Ta183_White3.zip 242kb) - Focke Wulf Ta 183A-1 I./EKdo 183 (fictional) Lechfeld, 1945
(Ta183_NF.zip 218kb) - Focke Wulf Ta 183A-1 I./EKdo 183 (fictional) Lechfeld, Summer 1945 *Nightfighter camouflage
(Ta183_White4Winter.zip 222kb) - Focke Wulf Ta 183A-1 I./EKdo 183 (fictional) Briest, Winter 1945
(Ta183_Desert.zip 214kb) - Focke Wulf Ta 183A-1/Trop I./JG 27(fictional) North Africa, 1945/1946

The I./EKdo Ta 183 career:
by Steffen Tanneberger.
This is a hypothetical Ta 183 career in EAW for the fictional Ta 183-Erprobungsgruppe, I./EKdo 183, starting in July 1945. The date, of course, has no historical basis, since WWII had already ended by May 1945. In this career, at the beginning of July 1945, I./EKdo is still equipped with the Me 262 for training in jet fighters, but the first Ta 183A-1's will soon be delivered for operational duty.

This is a hypothetical Ta 183 career in EAW for the fictional Ta 183-Erprobungsgruppe, I./EKdo 183, starting in July 1945. The date, of course, has no historical basis, since WWII had already ended by May 1945.

In this career, at the beginning of July 1945, I./EKdo is still equipped with the Me 262 for training in jet fighters, but the first Ta 183A-1's will soon be delivered for operational duty.

At the start, based at Lechfeld, you will fly mostly as air superiority fighters against waves of bombers and their escorts of the U.S. 8th Air Force and the RAF. Note that Germany will lose the war in any case, regardless of the combat success of I./EKdo 183.

The career adjusts the frequency of USAAF escort fighters in favour of the P-51D, since P-47's were not frequently employed as bomber escorts near the end of the war. Also, the probability of flying missions against the RAF and their fighters has been increased. The career will finish around December 1945, depending on the combat success of your squadron.

Career83.sve is a saved game, based on the career which has a normal difficulty and all limitations enabled for a more realistic picture of late-war Germany. Furthermore, the names of the pilots in this career are "Germanized" names of well-known people belonging to the EAW community (kills/sorties values are, for the most part, randomly generated).

Note that using ECA Panel's Squadron Editor, it is possible to edit the any of the pilots' names.

Ta152 Career:
by Claudio Wilches.
A fabulous example of a "what if" campaign, He has compiled a career for you in this German super plane which in reality arrived in service only in the last weeks of the war.

Pacific Tide - Solomons War: (several files, complete download is 11200kb)
by Steve Daly and Jim Farmer
have taken the best additions currently available and with a little magic of their own have created the first installment of the European Air War Pacific Theater entitled: Pacific Tide. But the big question is, "Is it worth the download?" You bet it is! This great package transforms your European Air War game to the Pacific Theater of operations! And like the original European Theater this can only get better!

So what do you get: A variety of pacific themed screens, a new game map which replaces Europe, new squadron names and histories, Japanese in-flight speech, a 1942 Guadalcanal Campaign for US and Japanese and much, much more.

A long list of contributor's have made this addon possible and are listed in the readme file. If however you were looking for carrier operations to be included you have still a bit of wait, they are not found here. But as Steve and Jim explain in their readme file "no real carrier ops (didn't have time…leaving this up to Moggy's great Midway add-on)". Also you will need to download the 1942 era Pacific aircraft, they are not included in this package but can easily be found elsewhere. A listing of the aircraft featured in Pacific Tide can be found when using ECA Control Panel or in the Pacific Tide Read-Me file.

Installation is foolproof, simply follow the step by step instructions and since you will be making a separate install of EAW for Pacific Tide, there is virtually no chance that you will disrupt your current EAW setup! There are three separate Pacific Tide Files you will need and three other required files for this package to work properly.

Hats off to Steve and Jim for an excellent addon and many thanks to all of the other folks who have allowed their respective work to be included in this fine package. Welcome to air combat in the tropics, EAW Pacific Tide style!

So what's new in version 2? Well, forget about hunting all over the net for the appropriate pacific aircraft. They are now included! The boys have also slaved away and patched up those missing terrain files as well as a variety of other tweaks and fixes. They have also attempted to make other pacific addons not included with Pacific Tide V2.0 compatible with V2.0 (can anyone say Moggy?). If you have a desire to fly the tropical skies within European Air War than PTV2.0 may just by your ticket to pacific theater air warfare. A word of caution is in order here however. Installation requires a clear head, the patience of Job, and a working familiarity with utilities such as "campaign mover" and "front-line mover" (found elsewhere), as well as a nimble ability in manipulating files in windows. That said you may want to read the Pacific Tide V2.0 readme as a starting point to see if you are up to the task that this installation will require.

Pacific Tide - Desktop Icons: (Eaw_Paw_Pt_customIcons.zip 8kb)
by Ben Millican.
collection of icons...

Sighted Main Body (The Battle of Midway): (several files, complete download is 7030kb)
by Moggy, Captain Kurt
"General quarters! All hands man your battle stations!" greets you as you get your first glimpse of the new mainscreen for Moggy's ambitious Midway addon scenario for European Air War. Amazingly a flight sim intended to depict the European air war has been transformed once again through sheer determination and force of will into a pretty fair representation of a pacific air war campaign, specifically the battles at Midway Island on the 3rd through the 6th of June 1942. Moggy's Midway addon is the only mod to model aircraft carriers, much less carriers for both the Japanese and US forces. What Moggy's carriers lack in pristine good looks (the carriers are about even with the water line for example) they more than make up for with functionality (you can land and take off from them) and they certainly help to enhance that all important "immersion factor."
Installation is pretty straightforward and even the most inept computer jockey should be able to wrestle this installation process into submission once they do a quick read through of Moggie's excellent readme file. Particularly inspiring is his introductory history of this very important conflict, which itself is a highly recommended read! Moggy has also enlisted the help of Captain Kurt and several other skin masters to provide you with the appropriate Japanese and U.S. aircraft. If you are looking to expand your European Air War experience Moggy's Midway addon certainly deserves a spin on your hard drive.

Battle of Britain Campaign:
by Emil.
...

Spanish Air War:
by Pobs.
The probably most complete EAW add-on setup is probably SAW. It provides very good ground object graphics placed in very exact locations on the terrain. Also the ground object damagemodel (using the included SAW EAW.exe) fits the weapons used (unlike stock EAW, where you can kill all and everything with an .30cal). The skins are also rather good and the FM/DM are fun as well...

The Generals War:
by Ray Otton
A 'what if Hitler had waited' scenario...

IRAQ 1941:
by Moggy.
...

Improved Battle of Britain:
by ?
...

1942 Battle of Europe: (Europe1942tpe.zip 389kb)
by ?
...The possibility to fly for elite German squadrons JG2, JG26, also an English 610 Squadron...
To play this campaign you have to download the following programs: EAW Patch 1.2, ECA Panel 3.4, ECA 1.4, and of course the aircraft skins that are in this campaign.

1943-45 Battle of Germany:
by?
...

1944 Normandy D-Day:
by ?
...

1944 Battle of the Bulge:
by ?
...

Fading Sun: (FadingSun1.ZIP through FadingSun4.ZIP)
by RockHPI.
...Flying Tigers in China...China Campaign...

Korean Air War:
by Ade Kelly.
...New, Fly Jets and a Helicopter...

Malta:
by ?
...very close in feel to the DAW theater...

Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe / S.W.O.T.L.:
by ?
...EAW SWOTL...a remake of the actual separate PC game where you can fly oddly created aircraft...a "what if" scenario that takes off from LucasArts old game. What if these aircraft had fought?

Russian Air War:
by Knug.
...The Winter One is most interesting for comparison with the other game called IL-2...

Dunkirk:
by ?.
...

Lake 1 Mission: (Lake1MissionNotUnified.zip 233kb)
by RAF_Roy.
same as OAWunified Final Lake_1 mission (s-Lake.zip), It is in a "scenario" folder, for OAW128. OAWunified! apparently already includes this scenario.
The Lake mission area is located in the default EAW world in the area of Switzerland. I only altered the hills elevations in those areas (if somewhat crudely). The specific custom terrains do matter if added, It does not include a terrain, but the BoB Autumn one worked well when I tried, even Euro Winter. The default terrain blends in good.

FC Mission v2: (M-fc2.zip 90kb)
by RAF_Roy.
OAW Mission "FC" (ver.2). Do not use in OAWunified! Its already included.

Mission 1: (M-1.zip 166kb)
by RAF_Roy.
(original release) OAW Mission 1 (Final). Do not use in OAWunified! Its already included.

At The Gates Of Walhalla v0.1: (gow01.zip ??kb)
by Pedro Alvim.
Historical career files for European Air War. These files are based on historical accounts. They try to recreate in EAW the careers of aces and their units at some point in WW2.

Campaign Switching batch: (Sneaky's batch Files.zip  or  campaignbatch.zip)
by Phil Hawkeye. Sneaky and Musgrove
campaign switching batch files: Batch files for Mediterranean, France 1940,Guadalcanal and New Guinea Campaigns. Of course, you can use all four, or chose the ones you want.

Torch Campaign: (Torch.zip)
by ...
...

Corsair Campaign Fix: (CorsairCSF10b.zip)
by JWC.
...

Nachtjager: (??)
by
...very popular offering of night fighter airwars...

OAW Pack and File Manager - Unified: (OAWunifiedV1.01_french.zip 46.1MB , OAWunifiedV1.01_german.zip 46.1MB , OAWunifiedV1.01_usuk.zip 46.1MB)
by MrJelly, Dumoulin, Knegel, and RAF_Roy
OAW Unified Final v1.01 Release, Overview:
A complete package for EAW - European Air War by the OAW OnlineAirWars Unified Team. If you never experienced the modern updated EAW(2005), or haven't flown it lately with the latest High Resolution 3D Aircraft and Ground objects, and all the extras, this OAWunified will set you up very completely, and you will be "Blown Away" by the difference between this and the original stock game. (OAW is not a different version of EAW. It allows you to switch between flight models, missions, skins, terrains graphics, and different versions of eaw.exe such as 1.2, 1.2a and the nightpatch. It also lets you manage ECA.)

This was the last 'OAW Unified' to support stock EAWv1.2. It is a self installing exe that will set up all the subfolders and files needed for a pretty good base set of community made mods included. This package is a self-installer setup containing compressed files of @ 46MB which sets up everything for you. (The expanded size of @ 90MB is the total size the OAWunified will need on your hard disk).
To avoid problems and make it easy on yourself, all you need is to have a fresh "clean" Full install of EAWv1.2 ready. Download the OAWunifiedV1.01 zip version for the language of interface you wish (there are 3 possibilities as listed: US-English or française or Deutsch).

Then you just launch the OAWunifiedV1.01.exe and the setup starts. (The setup is just like most professional program installers - also works in all Windows since 9x, to Xp or 2000, 2003 etc.) During setup you will have to "Browse" to direct it to your folder that EAW is set up in (normally \European Air War , if you have a default setup - that is; this is the folder containing the eaw.exe and the files EAW uses to run properly, like the .CDF 's ,etc.)
The installer handles all details thereafter, only at last gives you the option of having a desktop icon or not, You can choose yes or no on that. However it will make icons also in your windows start menus for OAWSelect (the program for OAW that controls all fileloading for EAW) and also a sub-program called "Autoscriptget" which is a tool you might need later if new 'scripts' for OAW Select are made - it can download them easily from my server to proper OAW autoscripts folder. ("autoscripts" are merely text files that contain folder and file lists for OAW Select to load particular modifications - they are not "programming scripts" and contain no "code" so they don't make a security risk for your computer)...

The installer also invisibly sets up needed Visual Basic "runtimes" and 2 .ocx files for Windows which are needed by OAW Select program for operation. (These are the the only "registry" entries it makes to your computer other than the simple "shortcuts" mentioned above.)

That's it! You are ready to fly OAWunified , and with a very nice selection of available EAW add-ons already included!
The magnitude of the Package: There are 503 folders and 6,240 files after installation of OAWunified. This includes @ 178 excellent Aircraft "Skins" with 3D models, skins include the most modern cockpits the community had, including the more detailed sharp cockpit instruments, new Flight models (Knegel's latest RP (Realistic Patch v2.6) for the aircraft which are the best we have to offer and thoroughly balanced by our chief EAW ACE Ralf "Knegel", which result in many hard core Simmer's opinions; some of the most realistic of all WWII fighter Simulations! 

But don't worry - These are all easily managed by the OAW Select program by MrJelly for EAW use. Terrains, ground objects and targets, Skies, winter and summer configurations, Desert, Pacific, ETO and Russian Theatres, Many missions scenarios for these theatres are specially coded to be able to function both Online and Offline "Single Missions", and many, many extras. ("Campaigns" are not included in the package.) Countless rebuilds of the files and structures by "Knegel" and "Dumoulin" and all the hours of testing by them and everyone at the launchpad. However we consider it a small price to pay for the thousands of hours of contributions by the entire EAW community on game modifications that are made easily available in one concise setup for EAW players pleasure in this offering! Remember, You only need to have one installation of EAW (apart from back-up copies, or a special installation needed for a campaign which includes modified eaw.exe and other files.)

If you are going to fly online it is advisable not to mess around adding too many extras to it, but for offline play only then this forms the basis on which you can build almost infinite selections of mods to fly...Many of players had two installs, one for offline, which can have more add-ons added to it, and an online one which is left as a standard setup for online flying. Keep in mind this manager at times can be quite confusing and complicated. No insult to its designers and programmers, who tried to incorporate many features rolled into one program. But it can leave a new pilot gasping for breath.

The OAW and how it works.

To understand how it works you first need to understand how EAW itself works.

How EAW works:

If you did a clean full install of EAW then you would end up with a folder called European Air War.
Inside this folder there will be 21 "cdf" files like "Fonts.cdf"
There will also be the eaw.exe (the program file) and a handful of other files.
When you first run EAW it will generate the "eaw.ini" file which stores your preferred settings.
It will probably generate the "Hof.dat" file and a "Savedata" folder.
If you use the 1.2 patch (as most online gamers do) then there an "extra.spt" file is put
into the folder, and this file is necessary for the 1.2 patch to run.

The EAW program operates by getting the data that it needs from those 21 "cdf" files.
If you choose a game where you fly a Spitfire 1a against some Me 109 Es then the program will
use the "SP2A.FLT" file and "109E.FLT" files which are stored along with 28 others in the
"Flt.cdf" file.
It would also use the "planes.dat" file which is stored in the "Data.cdf" file.

Now, if you make a copy of the "planes.dat" file, and edit it so that the Spit 1A has a top speed of
500 mph, and eight 30mm cannon with 1000 rounds each, and leave this edited copy in the EAW
folder then the next time EAW runs it will use this new version of "planes.dat" rather than
the default one in the "Data.cdf" file.

This is how all "mods" work, whether it is the flight models, aircrafts skins, terrains, maps,
sounds etc. Files are placed in the EAW folder and used by EAW in preference to the default
ones in the "cdf" files.

Normally this does not cause any problems for offline gaming, but it is a very different story
for online gaming.
If I were to host an online game running the default EAW, and you try to join my game, but
with the "planes.dat" file with the eight 30 mm cannon Spit 1a in your EAW folder, then as soon
as you come into the game I would receive an error message. It would indicate that you have
different data. Even if you chose a non-modified plane instead of your SuperSpit, it would make
no difference. The game will not launch and we cannot fly together. The same would happen if
one of us had the 1.2 patch and the other had the 1.2a patch. All players in agame must have
compatible software. Just one rogue "flt" file left in the EAW folder will cause an error,
unless every player in the game has exactly the same file. The game would not launch and the
other players would wait in frustration.

Quick Description to what OAW does with your game:

1) It copies files from the folders that you select and puts those copies in the EAW main game directory. If you have multiply versions of eaw.exe, it can copy one of them (such as the HexEdited EAWv1.26E exe) from the OAW managers \E folder into the EAW main directory, overwriting the eaw.exe already there, if one is present.
2) It lets you change the eaw.ini for a game, thus using the settings in the new eaw.ini file, such as changed extra squads, or screen resolution settings.
3) It handles "LDR" scripts if you ask it to. (LDRs are inserted into the game exe to add or fix features).
4) It can undo any changes you asked it to make, if you want them undone.
5) It re-names music folders so you can choose different ones.
6) It saves your career information in "SD" folders, so that you can resume a career.
7) When it re-starts it reloads the back-up copy of your eaw.ini from in the \OAW folder in case you changed one for an online game, but would not want the change to be permanent. So its important not to make changes to the eaw.ini when its located in the games main directory. So users must be reminded to make a copy of their preferred eaw.ini and place it in their \OAW folder if they make a change to it in their EAW main folder.

Long Description to what OAW does with your game (The OAW Solution):

If you install the OAW software it puts the OAWSelector.exe in your EAW folder, plus a few other
files which OAW needs, but do not affect EAW in any way. It also creates an OAW folder within your
EAW folder. The OAW folder is the key to the new organized system.
Within it you can store downloaded folders from the OAW site, or make new ones of your own.
These special folders must have names beginning with certain letters.
Flight model (FM) folder names must begin with "F-" like "F-Nightfighter".
Mission folders must start with "M-" like "M-Pacific"
Skin folders start with "S-", Terrain folders with "T-", other graphic or general folders begin with "G-"
and you can also have "Version" folders which begin with "E-" such as "E-1.2a" or "E-nightpatch".

When the "OAWSelector.exe" runs it will read the names of these special folders, and list them as
available for selection in a drop-down list.
With all the folders other than the graphic "G-" folders, only one choice at a time can be made. At the end
of each set of choices is the "Default EAW" option.
Now if I choose the "F-Nightfighter" as my flight model, then OAWSelector reads all of the
files in the "F-Nightfighter" folder, and puts a copy of each in the EAW folder.
The same happens with missions, skins and terrains.
Later, if I switch to a different flight model then the OAWSelector reads the names of all of the
files in the "F-Nightfighter" folder, and then deletes any copies of them from the EAW folder.
Then it reads the files in the newly chosen "F-" folder, and copies them into the EAW folder.
Alternatively, if I choose "Default EAW" as the FM then it would delete all the files which were
copied when the previous FM was chosen.

In this way, OAWSelector allows you to choose which folders you want to load, and allows you to
switch from one to another, and to go back to default EAW. It is simply a management tool for your
EAW folder. It is not a replacement system, or a mod, or anything else- it is simply a reliable
management tool.

OAW Air War Help and Hints:

Even though the OAW package was made or utilized for a number of other reasons, one can use it as a simple multi type of manager; Skin manager, terrain, sky, object, scenario, graphics, sound, etc. manager. It can be fairly easy.

The folder name system in OAW is provided to give you a way to differentiate your files, but you are not required too. Only put *.ter files in \T folders  (Terrain). You can actually put them in any folder you like. It's just simpler to identify them by placing terrain files in \T folders. (It's still best to stick with this naming method so not to loose track of your custom add-on files).
Obviously, two files of the same name, cannot reside in the same folder. So when you use OAW, you should use it in a default clean EAW 'install' with nothing else in it (no Terrain files, skins, etc). Anything you load from the OAW manager will load from there respected folders into the default main folder of your game, and then be removed from the main folder if you reset OAW. (they are only copied to the main folder, there not 'moved', so there is a original copy that remains in place back in the OAW folders. Resetting OAW only cleans out by deleting the custom files in the main game directory).

OAW and Loading Add-ons:

You can load anything you want, anytime you want. You can load scenarios, campaigns, exe's, anything. For instance, I want to load VBHs MartianAirWar,.....I put it all in a \Q folder, so I just load that folder, I want to add VB's arc-bridge and hanger,.......I put them in a \G folder, so I just add that folder. (You just must remember, that two files of the same name cannot reside together in the same folder.) So if you load, for instance, a FM for a 190-a8, then load another 190-a8 latter, the 190a8.flt file you loaded last will overwrite the previous 190a8.flt file that was loaded.

--An 'undocumented feature' is that your can add in your own engine sounds to an aircraft file. The engine sound file (or any sound you set up) will be used for that aircraft. It will also be used for all aircraft of that type engine, such as rotary or inline engines. For online play, use OAW Unified and don't change anything in it.

Anything you load in OAW, shows up on the 'AutoScripts + What's Loaded' Tab. Again, If you give your current setup a name and save it as an autoscript, it is a one-click load for next time you want to use it, instead of having to make all the same selections again. If you want to know whats in the autoscript next time you decided you want to use it then you simply goto the 'AutoScripts + What's Loaded' Tab, select "all files" near the top left to list your setups and select the autoscript name that you want. The bottom left light blue screen will show whats 'inside' it.

Try different Autoscript combinations:

1) Start OAW, click 'Reset All', go to the Autoscript section.
2) Now choose a M****.gup from the left hand list. If you mark a M****.gup autoscript, the related number will show up in a field below the list.
3) Now scroll down the list and mark a P*****.gup, its related number also will show up in the field, next to the M****.gup number.( don't pay attention to the S- and T***.gups, they get loaded automatically)
4) Now choose a season and click to 'Load this GUP combination'. The wanted setup will get loaded with skin, terrain FM etc.
5) If you mark an autoscript, the contents, which get loaded due to this autoscript, get displayed in the blue field, on the bottom, left hand. If you like real furrballs, go to the 'general settings' table and mark 'extra squad 4'(bottom right hand). If you set all number of planes to large (singlemission briefing in the hanger), you will find up to around 200 planes in the air!

What the Autoscripts in OAW are good for:

The Autoscripts are somewhat a simple text file, where some OAW-folder-names get stored. While running this scripts the listed OAW-folders get loaded.

What is so exciting regarding the Autoscripts??
1.With help of the Autoscripts we can load big setups, which consist of many different availabe addons, by one click!
2.We can create new autoscripts by will. For example we can have a ETO Winter1, ETO Winter2, ETO Simmer, ETO Spring, ETO autumn, BoB_clear_weather, BoB_bad_weather, BoB_1941 etc setups, which consist in big parts of the same addons, but in a total different meaning.
Most important here is that the user can create working setups, with for him working skins etc, this can help to solve graphical compatibility problems.
3. After loading of a setup, the player can change this setup like a 'by hand loaded' OAWsetup! So he can change the terrain, the Sky , the gunsight, the number of groundobjects, the trees, etc.
Very important to know its that the user of course need to have this addons available! OAW is a addon manager, it dont include many addons and dont create addons!!
4.If different users have exact the same addons, stored in the same OAW-folders, they can share Autoscripts!!

How do i create a own Autoscript of a preferred setup?
1.Load a setup by hand. (choose the wanted addons in the 'World settings and complete sets' and 'Planes and Single Skins' sections).
2. Test this setup. (play some games and look if all is fine).
3.Go to the 'Autoscript´s and whats loaded' section.
4. Look to the window in the center if all wanted addons are listed. Delete unwanted addon´s out of this list like in a normal text file.
5. Give your setups a name(insert it where 'Enter Autoscript Filename' stand) and click on 'Safe current settings' to store it.
Now your Autoscript will show up in the Autoscript list on the left side.

How do i delete a Autoscript?
1.Mark a Autoscript in the Autoscriptlist by a mouseclick.
2.Cick to 'delete this autoscript'.

How do i load a Autoscript?
1.Mark a Autoscript in the Autoscriptlist by a mouseclick.
2.Click to 'OK load this one'.
Mark: You can load different autoscripts to combine them into a more big setup!
Example: You can create a 'BoBAndy' Autoscript, which include the campaignfiles, hangerscreens, Mainscreen, Skins, FM/DM´s etc. Additionally you can create different 'seasonal' Autoscripts, with different weather, terrains, trees (winter, summer Autumn etc). So you load the BoBAndy Autoscript and after this you can load a special season.
If you have stored the different addons like i have recommended it so often (the Help_Foldercontets.txt in your OAWfolder should help), you can switch between different Autoscriptsetups without the need to reset all completely!!

With help of sensible spitted campaigns and other addons in combination with the Autoscripts you can enhance the possibilities by alot!! The main idea was to offer as many EAW addons already packed in OAW-folders, so that as many people as possible have the same setup! Then onlinegaming can be very variable and easy.

 

The 'gup' Autoscripts:

'Gup' stands for 'Ground up' and and represent a setup´s which consist of addons which are available in OAWbasic04.

For now there are 14 different Gup´s (01Gup-07Gup, 11Gup-17Gup). They include 7 different planesetups, 1. EAWrp2.6 default, 2. EAWrp2.6 ETO_1(mainly 1941), 3. ETO_2(this also can be a desert setup), 4. ETO_3 (mainly mid war), 5. ETO_4 (mainly late war), 6. East early, 7. East late. This 7 planesets get combined with two different onlinemissions [ M 1(Onlinemission1) and M 2(Flying Circus 2)].

Dumoulin made fitting 'Gup Skinsets' to this Gup missions, so every user can have the right skins to the right FM´s!
The Gup Skinsets of course are not static Skinpacks! They are singleskins which get laoded via the included '**Gup+Summer Skins' Autoscripts.
But every user of course can create own preferred skin Autoscripts that fit to the Gup´s, if he have the needed Skins on his Hard Drive(This is probably something for more advanced users).


All this is still in the beginning! Later more Gups will follow, with different planes (pacific), other onlinemissions (Island missions) and hopefully other terrains (Pacific).

For now the Gups are still somewhat in beta stage, cause they don't got used that often (unfortunately), but maybe soon others will offer preferred Autoscripts, based on the for all available OAWbasic6.04 and Gup_Skins addons and maybe other specially for OAW packed addons, which probably will be available soon.

About GUP and OAW autoscripts:

Apart from the earliest versions of the OAWSelector, we have been able to use the OAWSelector to set up complex combinations of folders, save the setups as autoscript files, and at a later date load the same complex combination of folders by a single mouseclick on the autoscript, and another on the "load" button. This saves heaps of time and effort.

In the past, individual users tended to name folders as they wished, so my autoscript which loads "F-Ralf's2.6", "P-00 Mossie", and "L-Smooth Hilly" would not load anything on another user's computer which has the three folders named differently, even though their contents match perfectly. Each user would need to set up and save up their own, simply because they may name their folders differently.

So we pursued the idea of using standardized folder names for the OAW folders that we make available for downloading. That way we can also supply ready made autoscripts, such as this one:
**************************
D interdict2
F 1(EAWrp2.6)
L 1(smooth-hilli-world)
M 1(OnlineMission1)
U 1(TransparentAirfield)
P-00_38H(0)
P-01_38J(0)
P-02_47C(0)
P-03_47D(0)
P-04_51B(0)
P-05_51D(P39N)
P-06_B17(0)
P-07_B24(0)
P-08_B26(0)
P-09_Hu(Hu2)
P-10_Sp1(5b)
P-14_Temp(P40E)
P-16_109E(F2)
P-17_109G(F4)
P-18_K4(G6)
P-22_190A(A4)
P-23_190D(.)_1
P-26_J88C(.)_1
P-27_Ju87(.)_1
A-00-P38h(.)_4
A-01-P38J(.)_4
A-02-P47C(.)_4
A-03-P47d(.)_4
A-04-P51B(.)_3
A-05-P51d(P39N)_2
A-06-B17(.)_4
A-07-B24(.)_3
A-08-B26(.)_3
A-09-Hurr(2)_3
A-14-Temp(P40E)_3
A-16-109E(F2)_3
A-18-109K(G6)_2
A-22-190a(4)_5
A-23-190d(.)_4
A-25-Ju88A(.)_5
A-27-Ju87(.)_3
*****************************
This is the "03Gup+Summer_Skins" autoscript, which is one of a package available from the OAW download site.

Three of us used a similar one to this online. We agreed which one, and with two mouseclicks (the first to clear the EAW directory) the whole complex setup was loaded, including several alternative planes in the various slots, such as the P40E in the Tempest slot, plus appropriate skins.

So we all loaded exactly the same set-up, because our folders are all named the same, so there were no incompatibility errors ("..warning Player has different aircraft data..." etc). We were off to our game in the shortest possible time.
This is the GuP concept working as it was intended to work.

I have been involved in some discussion regarding blocky props and strange effects from skins. This system can virtually eliminate that, because the "A-" folder method which loaded the skin-set for a "P40" in the Tempest slot, automatically deletes the copies of the individual files, before it loads another skin for the same slot. Individual skins for individual planes are loaded, rather than a complete skin set for a given scenario. There could be a problem if a complete skinset is loaded, which includes 12 tempest files, but then you load an alternative which only uses 9 files, so 9 of the 12 are over-written, but three remain, and may cause problems. This should never happen if the inividual skins are loaded, via the autoscript.

I strongly recommend this system, and thank Ralf and Dumo for their hard work in making this material in ready made packages available to all users.

OAW and Magic Numbers:

A OAWunified quick help for set a game ONLINE with the "magical numbers" feature....

1- Choice of the kind of terrain (Desert)
2- Choice of the GUP (P03.GUP)
3- Choice of the mission type (Islands close)
4- Loading of the elements (Load this GUP configuration)
5- The configuration is loaded and already a magical number appear(0503)
6- Choice of the AI planes to appear in the game (10 SpitV)
7- All the planes are set up (SpitV - B-17G - BF 109F-4 - Ju87B)
8- The magical number is made (Load and copy to clipboard 22061710050300) and you past it to the chat room .....
9- The joining player copies the magical number and go in the main OAW window and put his mouse pointer on the little case left side of the Autosetup button...and the magical number appear and the Autosetup button coming active.
Clik once this button...and all the files are loaded.
Please allow the files to load (see the active OAW banner up) before any further moves.

OAW and Loading Add-ons for Online:

If you want to fly online, you most likely need a similar setup in the main folder that other players are using, So you would normally "reset-all" in OAW, then select what you need from the 'World Settings' Tab for online play, like a different Flight Model(FM) than what you have been using offline. At this time, Online players only need to really have the same Flight and Damage model (fm/dm) in place. So you can add whatever skins, skies, terrains, and effects you want. (However having an un synced game can and will cause performance problems, some users may resort to "texture cheating" where players will use a light-colored sky and winter terrain so they can spot enemy planes better, and they might change some of the skins for easier spotting....and so on....)

And once you have established what you want loaded, you can just save it as an autoscript, for even easier one-click loading at a later time, next time you need the specific set of add-ons to be present again.

OAW Needs to be Reset?:

If OAW fouls up, go to the \OAW folder near the bottom and find "Folders Loaded.txt". Delete everything and put it back. You will also find your original eaw.exe and eaw.ini file there, To avoid loosing your "Configured Game" changes during a reset. Make changes to your ini file in the OAW folder instead of the games main folder. Because the old eaw.ini is reloaded as well. Or just copy your "Configured Game" changes--they are in the main directory eaw.ini that's gonna get destroyed when you play again--and replace the eaw.ini one in the OAW folder. Yeah, it's hard to remember to do that. If you do add alot og stuff, be sure and hit "Reset All" before exiting OAW. Not doing that can mess things up...

OAW and Modifying The Game /!\:

/!\ For modders, It's advised NOT to make or modify new files within a games main directory that has OAW installed for that game folder. Example for changing and play testing. As it's very easy (due to OAW not moving files) but rather deleting files from the games main directory when certain functions are used in OAW , such as Reset and Delete All. Also your newly customized files can also be easily over written with files with the same name stored in the OAW sub folders. /!\ OAW modders are advised to load their own stuff from the OAW folders ONLY. /!\

Charles Gunst's ECAPanel Integrated into OAW:

This excellent program allows EAW pilots to fly a whole range of planes in many different scenarios.
A number of online squadrons use ECA and support it strongly.
However, one problem is that the ECA files are installed and run from the EAW folder. So if you
choose "Western 43" then 30 "flt" files, a "planes.dat" plus some other "dat" files are generated
in your EAW folder. This is fine if the other online players both have, and only use, ECA. The problems
occur when someone wants to fly only has EAW 1.2 and they cannot join a game. The ECA files are not
compatible with the default EAW files, error messages appear, the games will not launch, players
get frustrated, and some get to the point that they no longer fly online. This makes me very sad,
because once you have developed sufficient skill and confidence to fly against online opponents
then offline play is second rate, unless you are practicing the skills that you need to become a
better online player. It is most disappointing to lose players because of online compatibility problems.


OAW and ECAP (Combining ECA and OAW):

To set up ECAP to work with OAW is simple.
1) Make a new flight model folder named: "F-ECA" and put it in the "OAW" folder.
2) Unzip the ECAPanel and ECA 1.4 zip files into this folder. (Copy your ecapanel.exe and ecapanel.dat files into it)
3) Make a shortcut to the ECAPanel.exe on your desktop.

4)Running ECAP; Click the shortcut and run ecapanel.exe, making your choice of planes, or global settings as usual.
The ECAPanel utility will generate the files, the various .dat and .flt files in the "F-ECA" folder, but they remain in the "F-ECA" folder, not in the EAW folder.
5) Then you load the OAWSelector and select "F-ECA" as your flight model. This copies all of the files that ECAP
generated into your EAW main game folder. (unless you need to make more selections such as skins or terrains
that you  want to use to complement the eca setting that you have chosen.) You are then ready to fly!
6) Run EAW.

Note about Aircraft names:
They are in two distinct file types.
The first is "pnames.str" and ECA generates a new one when you select planes from it.
The second is "picpln a/b/g.mnu". These three files are menu files which contain the position of the rectangles on the American, British and German aircraft selections screens where text appears if your mouse is over the area. These three files also contain the text that is displayed.
Unfortunately, ECA does not edit these files, so you see the stock names as you describe.
However, if you use OAW, and load an alternative plane for a slot, then the OAWSelector will generate new "picpln a/b/g.mnu" files, so you do see the correct name displayed on those menu screens.

Also remember that the ECApanel is a FM/DM switcher, without skins. You can load the wrong skin to the wrong FM/DM and the other way around!!...

Changing the ecapanel selection:

It is important that any ecapanel generated files are removed from
the main eaw main directory first, so select the EAW Default FM to do this
for you.

The great benefit of OAWSelector, is that if you need to switch to another flight model, or to default
EAW, then it is a matter of one mouseclick, and the ECAP copies will be completely removed from the
EAW folder. In this way a group of ECAP enthusiasts could accommodate a newbie online who does not
yet have ECA, and only has EAW 1.2. They switch to 1.2 by selecting the EAW Default FM, the newbie
gets a game, and maybe we have one more online player that we might have otherwise lost.

Then back to step 4 above.

OAW Hassles with other Data Files?

95% of the problems that we have had have occurred because a new user has tried to install OAW in
an EAW folder which already has ECAP installed in it. Then when another FM is selected OAW
overwrites some ECAP files, and ECAP no longer works properly, and because there are still some
old ECAP files remaining in the EAW folder a "Different Data" error is generated for an online
game, everyone gets frustrated, and the new OAW user blames OAW. All ECAP files need to be deleted
before OAW is installed, and ECAP set up in the "F-ECA" folder as documented above.

Other OAW matters:

When OAW first runs it will make a copy of your eaw.exe, and your eaw.ini in the OAW folder.
After that it reads these copies every time you launch OAW, and makes a copy in the of both in
the EAW folder. Some new users of OAW have used a clean install, and installed OAW before
running EAW. This means that no eaw.ini file has been generated, and OAW cannot find one to
make a backup copy. This generates a missing file error. So, do not install OAW in a newly
installed eaw folder before you have run eaw.
If you modify your eaw.ini settings, and want to retain them then make a copy of the new eaw.ini,
and put it in your OAW folder. If you do not do that, then next time OAW runs, then a copy of
your old eaw.ini will be made, and it will overwrite the new eaw.ini that is in your EAW folder.

To avoid other hassles download all the files necessary, including the VB6 runtime files, and follow the guidelines presented here.

 

Why was it done this way and our way of thinking?

One of the original concepts was to allow different levels of difficulty for an online game.
The "Disable/enable keyboard control" options allow you to fly, for example, with cockpit only
views, no icons, and so on, in an online game when all of the players have agreed to use the same
settings.
The cheatcheck feature will generate a "Different Data" error if a pilot claims to be using
cockpit only view, but actually has the free cockpit view enabled, which gives this pilot an
unfair advantage if the others do not have the cockpit free view. Obviously, thes modifications
to the eaw.ini file are of a temporary nature, maybe for one game only. Checking/unchecking the
various boxes modifies the eaw.ini file in the eaw folder, and gives you the setup you want for
that game, but next time you load OAW a copy of your normal eaw.ini file is placed in the EAW
folder, based on the backup that it has stored in the OAW folder.

The eaw.exe is copied so that you can use different versions. I have an "E-12a" folder, an "E-Tanks"
folder (with the newly modified eaw.exe which has more realistic damage models for ground objects),
and an "E-Nightpatch" folder with Dom's nightpatched eaw.exe file which I use for the nightfighter missions.
Each of these exe files has been renamed where necessary to "eaw.exe" and they can be selected from the
Versions panel. However, whem I next run OAW the normal default eaw.ini is copied from the backup made
and stored in the OAW folder, and placed in the EAW folder.

Adding Skins in OAW:

In your "Skinfolder" of OAW you have all the defaults slots presents .
They are like this.....:

A-00 P38H A-09 HURR A-16 109E
A-01 P38J A-10 SP2A A-17 109G
A-02 P47C A-11 SP09 A-18 109K
A-03 P47D A-12 SP14 A-19 110C
A-04 P51B A-13 TYPH A-20 110G
A-05 P51D A-14 TEMP A-21 M410
A-06 BB17 A-15 MOSQ A-22 190A
A-07 B24A A-23 190D
A-08 B26A A-24 262A
A-25 J88A
A-26 J88C
A-27 JU87
A-28 H111
A-29 V1V1


You see ...all the planes have a code for be represented. (add the necessary prefix for the skin according to his slot).
So for add a plane...take EG one FW190A you will create a new folder in the "skinfolder" like this one:

A-22-190A(.)_1....
And put inside this folder all the files of the skin.
For have a description of the skin you will have to put the "readme" text of the skin..in a file you will name "contents.txt". And for illustration you will put a JPG image of the plane with as dimensions..400 X 300 pixels.
(.) mean is a default plane ..the A8
The content of A-22-190A(.)_1

If you want keep tidy your skin folder you will put this folder if you use a FW190 A R8:
A-22-190A(R8)_1
 

Extracting a Skin or any other add-on out of zip file, do this:


OAWunified use this logic:
[Slot number and name]
[......A-**-****.....]

In brackets:

1) a '.' let appear the deault skin of the skin slot always on the top of a list.
Example:
A-00-P38H(.)_*

2) a planedescribtion, if the skin vary from the default plane of the used slot.
Examples:
A-00-P38H(Hu2)_* --> HurricaneII in the P38H slot
A-00-P38H(Blenh)_* --> Blenheim in the P38H slot

3) The season: If no season is listed, its a summer skin, wint = winter, trop= desert.
Examples:
A-16-109E(.F)_*
A-16-109E(.Ftrop)_*
A-16-109E(.Fwint)_*
This represent one Bf109F summer, winter and desert skin.

Behind the brackets we write the number of available skins for the same plane in a sequence.
Examples:
A-05-P51D(P39)_1
A-05-P51D(P39)_2
A-05-P51D(P39)_3
A-05-P51D(P39trop)_1
A-05-P51D(P39wint)_1
This represent 3 skin for the P39 in the P51D slot.

I personally don't write special description of a plane into a foldername, we have the 'contents.txt' to do this!!
In the foldername i only make a different between real visible differences. Therefore i dont make a different between a 109F2 and 109F4, or a P38H, J and L, such special differences find place in the contents.txt.
Of course there is a greyzone at what moment it make sense to include a special description into the foldername. For example almost all FW190A´s did look almost exact the same, the biggest different we can see if one plane only have 2 x 20mm instead of the 4 x 20mm, but´such a setup every of the 190A´s could show, so i store all 190A´s with only 2 x 20mm in a A-22-190A(.F***)_* folder, cause the 190F´s, same like the G´s only had 2 x 20mm.
What skin fit to my wanted setup, i can read and see in OAW due to the contents.txt and picture of the skin.
 

A Little OAW History:

Before we had the source code a number of us used the OAW File Manager. I (MrJelly) wrote it originally to make a system which helped online players to ensure that their set-up was the same as the other players in their game. This avoided the "Player X has different aircraft data" EAW multiplayer errors which prevented the game from launching until Player X left the game. Player X would often modify his set-up, come back and still get the error. It sometimes took an hour between the host pressing "Launch" for the first time, and finally getting it to run. It was very frustrating for players! Then OAW evolved to meet users' requests and new capabilities were added. It became a general EAW filemanager, even though several people mistakenly believed that it was only for online players.

At the time we were still stuck with those horrible 30 plane files such as "pnames.str" and "planes.dat". "Planes.dat" files varied quite a lot, Ralf Knegel came up with an idea of having a set "planes.dat" file with a known location for the start of data for each slot. That allowed us to get OAW to load the new default files into the root folder, and then read scripts to modify the "planes.dat" data for a slot and the "pnames.str" file, and other files relating to aircraft selection. OAW would also load skins for each slot, so the overall effect was equivalent to the planeset system we have now in the source code modified game.

We released the "OAW Unified" package which included a skinfolder with over 200 skins, and some scripts which enabled a user to load a saved set-up in a single click. OAW also included a page which allowed the user to select the skins and flightmodels for each slot. This is when the "lazy skinner" effect really became evident because whole sets of skins were being loaded and the default files were not used. (The old-timer) skinners linked there skins to Microprose's EAW .TPC files in the stock 3D.CDF files. The maker is assuming that the default TPC in the "3D.CDF" will be used, and this is all well and good until the player loads his preferred skin for the 190A with a different version of the TPC file which will be used instead of the default one.

Even though we are using the DirSetExeManager programs a number of us still use OAW (in the year 2015). It enables modders to load the content of folders containing test versions of their files, to try them out in the game, and then to unload them safely without any need for copy and paste.

The OAW team:

Ralf "Knegel" is a key member of the OAW team. He has developed some much more realistic flight
and damage models for the standard aircraft, and came up with the concept of changing the eaw.ini
to set different levels of difficulty. The OAWSelector was written to enable players to easily
load one of these new FMs, and to set cockpit only/no icon settings for a game. These new FMs are
excellent, and we are close to releasing the OAW nightfighter package, with Lancasters, Halifaxes,
Mosquitos, Uhus and Black Widows.

RAF_Roy is the third and another extremely valuable member of the OAW team. He developed the
first OAW mission, which has only four bases available (Brussels, Grimbergen (Allied), St Trond
and Le Culot(Axis)). These bases are all close together, and it has enabled players to have online
games where all pilots can take off from their home base, and contact the enemy in a few minutes,
and if they survive they can return to their home base and land. This adds a vital new dimension
to online gaming.
Roy is currently developing new missions, and a tutorial which will enable other eaw enthusiasts to
develop their own missions.

MrJelly wrote the software, and help test the new FMs and missions.

The OAW team and the Online flyers:

Went a long way to carry EAW through the "dark days"(maybe 2002-2005) when people left EAW in droves and hardly an online game / friend could be found. At this point I'd (Raf_Roy) also like to point out: the OAW Team surely should now stand for the majority of people that became comrades in our squadron-like gathering. Not only just Knegel, MrJelly and Roy.

And much more than that; if you look at the Contributions made to EAW overall by individual members that were also gathered together by OAW and the spirit of OAW user's enthusiasm it is quite impressive! In fact most of the members of the present day Code Group (2008+) are/were OAW enthusiasts.

If you ask me the OAW spirit is the EAW spirit.
I know quite a number of great EAW members have never used OAW, but at least they do/did respect it and us!

Now that the new era of EAW is just around the corner OAW alone may not be the biggest thing to come to EAW since Gunst's landmark Enemy Coast Ahead, but for the past 5 years it was!

I like to congrat all for their outstanding effort and more importantly their team spirit and and undying enthusiasm for EAW!
-S!  RAF_Roy (1-09-2008)

OAW was a major undertaking to open up and attempt to organize the myriad of mods available for the game and as such it was a great effort and revolutionized online play. I take my hat off to the team for their effort, it is a real worthwhile project that has paid dividends to those that use it.
-Cheers  Pobs

DEMO

Related Download Links:
-game-demo

The official EAW demo: (EAW_us_demo.EXE 14.32MB  or EAW_5MinPlayableDemo_Installed.7z  11.2MB or EAW_german_demo.EXE 14.9MB)
by MicroProse
===============================================

European Air War DEMO
Published by MicroProse
July 22, 1998

===============================================

Welcome to the European Air War Demo! This demo is intended to give you just a taste of what you can expect to see in the final version of EAW, arriving this Fall (1998) at a software retailer near you. Thanks for taking the time to check out what we've been up to lately, we hope you're pleased with what you see. Good flying, pilot!

- The EAW Team

The demo really does not give much of an impression of what a fully community custom add-on moddied EAW game is really like. It will give you a "sort of" feel for what the sim 'used to be like', but it is nothing compared to what a modded EAW is like now! You will be limited to just 640 x 480 resolution, default sounds and sights, default FM's, etc. The demo runs only in Software mode. (The full game looks a lot better with hardware driven D3D and Glide API's.)

The demo however has a few ideas not implemented in the stock retail version; airfield buildings, like control tower, better defined and you can see the muzzle flashes from your cockpit. Example: the FW190 had muzzle blast graphics for the wing cannon that could be seen from the virtual cockpit and fixed views (a semi-transparent flame effect a little better than the standard orange flashes seen in the external views). However, the released version of the game seems to omit muzzle flashes altogether from the interior views.

Demo System Requirements

Pentium 166 (without Hardware Acceleration)
Pentium 133 (with Hardware Acceleration)
Windows 95
DirectX version 5.0 or higher
32MB RAM
Hard Drive with 22 MB free
DirectSound-compatible Sound card
Mouse


Recommended

Pentium 200
Hardware Accelerator card
DirectX-compatible joystick, throttle and rudder pedals


EAW requires DirectX 5.0 in order to run. If you don't currently have DirectX 5.0 (or above) on your system, you can download it from Microsoft.



Installation instructions
==================
After downloading the eaw_us_demo.exe or eaw_german_demo.exe
Double click on the file. Select the directory where you want
the temporary installation files extracted such as creating a folder
on your desktop and naming it EAW DEMO.
Extract the EAW Demo zip file into this folder, or use the default
directory: c:\windows\temp

After all the files extracted, change to the directory and
double click on the SETUP.EXE file to start the installation.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the European Air War Demo.


Copyright 1998 MicroProse Software, Inc.

CODEGROUP PATCH

Related Download Links:
-game-patch-codegroup - many but lacking downloads.

These source code modifications normally include many available old but adapted campaigns up converted to work with the programmed unofficial version of EAW. Including New hires Skins and Sounds. Plus a whole lot more, See my 'CodeGroup Patches Help Document' to get an idea what the source modified versions have included.

Some of the Unofficial Source code modifications are compatible with the stock game (I think v1.28e and below), but It all depends on the custom version your using.

FXEXE PATCH

Related Download Links:
-game-patch-fxexe

EAWPRO: (/pro/  folder)
by VBH.
is a new modification and archive. (Supersedes FXEXEv1) This is the latest version from the official author. This modification requires 1.2 add-on's to be adapted to the new FXEXE. You will also like to read my 'FXEXE Patches Help Document' for a wealth of information on the FXEXE / EAWPRO patch.

FXEXE 1.2 Career: (FX1.2_Targets_FM.7z 154KB)
by VBH
A FXEXE Career files download; this allows you to play the stock EAWv1.2 Career Campaign in the FXEXE mod. Just dump the files in the FXEXE Game folder...
Info: You add these 1.2 Target Set and FMs to the FXEXE to allow the Campaign Mode to work correctly. The v1.2 targets are the only set which will allow unhindered campaign play. It also restores the original v1.2 flightmodels. You will loose the large targetset and the flyable bombers, but all other EAWPRO features will remain.
If you're interested in using this downgrade:
Just extract the .ZIP into (a copy of) your EAWPRO gamefolder, where the EAW.EXE resides and allow overwrites.

Also a bunch of older misc files done by VB have been moved to the unknown folder and other proper locations.

HEXEDITED PATCH

Related Download Links:
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There are several unofficial Hex Edited executables that provide various changes, as I have some listed and described in my 'Hexedited Patches Help Document'. Among the mentioned is the unofficial version 1.26e.

All are hex edits are compatible to work with these add-ons and tools.

EAW EXE v1.1a: (E-11a.zip 545kb)
by ??.
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eaw1.26e 7217 v3: (eaw1.26e7217v3.zip 688kb)
by Sydbod and Jel.
1.26E hacked by Jel with Jel's "16 bit screens" (not really!).
If no items appear on a selection menu then right click. Fonts have been modified to make text visible.
ERROR 7217
This file provides the a fix for running Sydbod's 1.26 exe after error 7217 for WinXP. For a new user who is not 'PC technically minded' or who does not feel ready to work with Online Air Wars (OAW).

eaw1.26E c4 SAW: (eaw1.26Ec4(SAW).7z 412kb)
by Sydbod and c4 additions added by Pobs.
This exe contains the tmod table for SAW and Andy's Garble Fix based on Von Beerhofen's (VBH) work on cracking the EAW.EXE It forces the game to only use hires terrain tiles and textures thus saving space in memory. Not all cards take advantage of this,but most do! It also contains Knegel's cannon fix and Dom's early years fix.

 

EAW v1.26E patch: (EAW1.26Epatch.zip 4.14MB)
by Sydbod.
The unofficial 1.26 patch is meant to be installed over the top of a clean fresh FULL EAW installation from the game CD.

eaw 1.26e patch files: (eaw1.26epatchfiles.7z 3.87MB)
by Sydbod.
Already installed files. Just place in your game folder.

eaw 11c: (eaw11c.zip 546kb)
by Andy.
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eaw 11c ger: (eaw11cger.zip 546kb)
by Andy.
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eaw 11pc: (eaw11pc.zip 546kb)
by Andy.
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eaw 11pc4: (eaw11pc4.zip 546kb)
by Andy.
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eaw 11pc4 vo: (eaw11pc4vo.zip 523kb)
by Andy.
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eaw 12a: (eaw12a.zip 515kb)
by DaveS.

EAW v1.2a: (Eaw12a+nocd.zip 515kb)
by DaveS.
An unofficial AI mod for European Air War. This is a hex-modified version of EAW version 1.2 that has some changes in the exe. Installing it won't break anything, so don't worry, it works with all the other aircraft, terrain and skins out there.

eaw 12ac: (eaw12ac.zip 515kb)
by
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Large Font HUD with v1.2b: (eaw12b+nocd(LargeFontHUD).zip  or  LargeHUD.zip 520kb)
by King Rat.
Replaces the v1.2a eaw.exe by Dave S.
Contains files to increase the heads up display (HUD) font size in European Air War. This is useful for higher screen resolutions for which the default font gets very small. LARGEHUD.FNT and LARGEHUD.FSP are the font files.  They are just an extraction and rename of one of the fonts (MAINTALL) included in the EAW font.cdf file.

eaw 12c: (eaw12c.zip 553kb)
by
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eaw 12c4: (eaw12c4.zip 554kb)
by
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eaw 12c4vo: (eaw12c4vo.zip 530kb)
by
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eaw 12c ger: (eaw12cger.zip 553kb)
by
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eaw 12 Garbled Cockpit Fix(Glide): (eaw12GarbledCockpitFix(Glide).zip 553kb)
by
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eaw 12 Hard Destruction NoCD: (eaw12HardDestruction NoCD.zip 554kb)
by
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Large Font HUD with v1.2.1: (eaw121 nocd(LargeFontHUD).zip  or  eaw121.zip 557kb)
by King Rat.
Replaces the v1.2 eaw.exe by MPS.
Contains files to increase the heads up display (HUD) font size in European Air War. This is useful for higher screen resolutions for which the default font gets very small. LARGEHUD.FNT and LARGEHUD.FSP are the font files.  They are just an extraction and rename of one of the fonts (MAINTALL) included in the EAW font.cdf file.

Font Choices with 1.2.1: (eaw121+nocd(FontChoices).zip 572kb)
by Jaeger 02.
Replaces the v1.2 eaw.exe by MPS. Four Collected sets of Fonts.

EAW v1.2_NoOS_NoCD: (EAWv1.2_NoOS_NoCD.zip 1.01MB)
by VBH.
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JIMMSN 7217: (JIMMSN7217.zip 8.16MB)
by Jel.
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JIMMSN XP: (JIMMSNXP.zip 350kb)
by Jel.
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VBH 12 TESTEXE: (VBH_12_TESTEXE.7z 414kb)
by VonBeerhofen aka VBH.
This 1.2 EXE has a few other modifications apart from the wide fog. It has the debug path entries removed and uses the highres models instead of the lowres ones which will give an improvement in graphics. The same goes for the terrain which has been modified to only use the highres tiles...

MISC PATCH

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These are various extra files you may want to try out. Includes the empty MOVIES.CDF file.

Day Bomber Stream: (1.2AlansDayBomberStream_beta1.zip 552kb)
by Alan.?
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Night Bomber Stream: (1.2AlansNightBomberStream_beta1.zip 567kb)
by Alan.?
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Blank Radio Text: (blankradiotxt.zip 1kb)
by ??.
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Clean EAW 3v0.1: (CleanEAW3.zip 4.5MB)
by Raf Roy.
Move or Copy EAW 1.2 files to a New Folder. Has new Small EAW Copy option and also for XP (or other) Copies from CD and runs Sydbod's EAW1_26Epatch.exe (it is included). All CleanEAW3 really does for the XP option is it just copies the files from CD then launchs the v1.26e setup installer.
To Clarify:
* Yes Sydbod's 1.26E patch unaltered is included in the zip.
* CleanEAW3 only patches the Copy it makes from CD when you choose the (XP) EAW CD 1.26E patch option
* Just unzip the .zip to its folder and run CleanEAW3.exe
* If you use 'Copy EAW small size' you will have to change your eaw.ini Debug Path= pointer by hand
* Finally NoCD copy works for me! (Yes The 1.26E patch is a NoCD patch)
Old Versions: CLEANEAW.zip 352kb

Fake EAW ISO: (EAWXISO.ZIP 1338bytes, 252kb)
by RAF_Roy.
A fake EAW .iso to run the game with makeVCD / Daemon Tools / Make a Virtual CD Drive.

French Translation: (FrenchTranslation.zip 174kb)
by Tymophil.
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30minute Trial Files: (InfogramesEAWTrialFiles.7z 22.6MB)
by Infogrames.
These files from Infogrames Free Full EAW 30min Trial download are what I compared from the Microprose EAW v1.2 Installation...no eaw.exe...these files are here in case someone wants to explore them...Read the included readme I provided.

Night Switch Patcher: (JellyNightSwitchPatcher.zip 3kb)
by Jelly.
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No Hanger Sprites: (K-NoHangarSprites.zip 8kb)
by Rotton50
Contains empty sprites for all the hangar screens. When you load them they fix the odd graphics that you see if you use a non-standard hangar screen.

Large Pilot Map Sprites: (LargePilotMapSprites.zip 11kb)
by VonBeerhofen aka VBH.
This addon doubles the size of the ingame Pilot Map's sprites giving better visibility and orientation of the battle area.
To install: Extract the files into your EAW folder or into an OAW folder of your choice.

Modified Weapon Patch: (ModifiedWeaponsPatch.zip 1.14MB)
by Ray Otton aka Rotton50.
It has always bothered me that we couldn't drop bombs individually or fire rockets in clusters so, I have been working on the weapons.dat file. We can now have up to three bomb drops or three rocket firings instead of one and bombs in the drop tank slot will drop down, not fly back like a drop tank. In addition, by making some minor changes to the exe files we can have a complete weapons.dat file for the axis or the allies.

New Night Exe: (NewNight12.zip kb)
by Jel.
This is a new night patched EAW 1.2 exe.

Provisional Night Campaign Generator or PNCG:
(Night_Careers.zip  or  NightCampaignMissionGenerator-Night_Careers 36kb)
by DOM.
This DOS-utility edits campaign files' time-data so the missions are mainly carried out during the night. Please check the readme-file for more information about its use and effects. Consider this a - as the title states - provisional solution...

Main Executable Patcher For Night-Missions or MEPFN v.1.1:
(MEPFN.zip  or  NightMissionsPatcherv1.1-MEPFN 37kb)
by DOM.
This DOS-utility makes a backup of the EAW.exe file and patches it's internal time-table, so the sim is getting primary night missions in single missions and online-games. Please check the readme for further info.

Night Switch Patcher All versions: (NiteSwitch.zip 4kb)
by Jel.
This nightpatch editor changes just two bytes in the eaw.exe

Small DSETUP: (SmallDSETUPDLL.7z 41kb)
by Microsoft.
A Smaller DSETUP.DLL file that you can put in your EAW main folder to replace the larger footprint one, save HD space and Memory. This is from the DX9.0c June 2010 DirectX File from Microsoft.

This file is required by EAW to load. The DSETUP.DLL itself loads up the other DirectX files the game requires.

Small Or Empty Movies.CDF: (SmallorEmptyMoviesCDF.7z 2.55MB)
by -E and VBH.
A completely empty Movies.CDF replacement to save you nearly 290+MB of space on your HD on a full install. (copy into your EAW directory, no more intro or plane movies thereafter).

Win2000 Patcher / Launcher: (v1.2Win2000Patcher_Launcher.zip 24kb)
by ??.
Just drop the files in the same folder which contains EAW.exe and double click SetEAW2Win2K.cmd. Voi-lá !! Eaw runs under win2K !...This file is untested by me and I prefer to use the standard Microsoft method of getting old games to work on Win2k, see my help documents on this site for information.

Windows 2000 OS Check Removal v1.1.0: (v1.2Windows2000OS_CheckRemovalv1.1.0.zip 15kb)
by Kippercod.
This patch removes the check EAW makes to see if its running under Windows NT, allowing it to run under Win2k machines. It DOES NOT remove the need for having the CD in the drive...

Maximum View Distance: (VBHMaxViewingDistance.zip 558kb)
by VonBeerhofen aka VBH.
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NOCD PATCH

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This no cd function allows for better performance (with a full install) as there are no files on the CD that EAW needs. See my 'Hexedited Patches Help Document' for details how to use the no cd once your patched up.

For all versions of EAW. 1.0 , 1.1 , 1.2 
There are drop in replacement exe's for easy "installation". There are some DOS patcher programs that patches your eaw.exe if you prefer.

OFFICIAL PATCH

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These are the official two patches put out by MPS. There is one archive with the English patch files already extracted if you need those. See my 'Microprose Patches Help Document' for more information on v1.1 and v1.2.

EAW v1.2 Italian Update: (eawv1-2I.exe 738kb)
by EAW Team.
Aug 13 1999 update.

EAW v1.2 US/UK Update: (eawv1-2.exe 5.73MB)
by EAW Team.
Aug 12 1999 update.

EAW v1.2 German Update: (eawv1-2G.exe 5.73MB)
by EAW Team.
Aug 12 1999 update. If you have the Censored German version, you can patch it with the English v1.1 or v1.2. This will make all menus in English. You will also get the right plane markings, etc... :-)

EAW v1.2 French Update: (eawv1-2F.exe 5.73MB)
by EAW Team.
Aug 12 1999 update.

EAW v1.2 Spanish Update: (eawv1-2S.exe 5.73MB)
by EAW Team.
Aug 12 1999 update.

REGISTRY PATCH

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These are Reg Fixes for older older computer systems and really here just because they existed and where useful back in the day. Some are quick fixes and some are instructions on how to manually fix the issue. They may not work anymore, but it's worth a shot when used on the proper hardware and OS version. See my Troubleshoot Help Document for proper help.

GeForce Briefing Screen Fix: (GeforceBriefingScreenFixRegWin9598ME.zip ??kb)
by Max188.
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GeForce Briefing Screen Fix1: (GeforceBriefingScreenFixTxtWin2k.7z ??kb)
by Kay and Hawkman.
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GeForce Briefing Screen Fix2: (GeforceBriefingScreenFixTxtWinXP.7z ??kb)
by Max188.
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GeForce Terrian Shimmer Fix1: (GeforceTerrianShimmerFixTxtWin9x.7z ??kb)
by Max188.
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GeForce Terrian Shimmer Fix2: (GeforceTerrianShimmerFixTxtWinXP.7z ??kb)
by ?
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DirectDraw Compatibility Tool: (MenuScreenColorFix-DirectDrawComp-Vistaand7.7z 182KB)
by Galogen.
...If you only need to correct the messed up colored menu screens, this registry program will help without having to use a Wrapper program. For WinVista and Win7 use. This writes a reg file, then you install that reg file to the registry if you so desire. This program is the preferred one to use, but there is another program that does something similar , listed below.

Windows7 DirectDraw Patcher: (MenuScreenColorFix-w7ddpatcher-Vistaand7.7z 43KB)
by Mudlord.
...If you only need to correct the messed up colored menu screens, this registry program will help without having to use a Wrapper program. For WinVista and Win7 use. This writes directly to the registry.

WRAPPER PATCH

Related Download Links:
-game-patch-wrapper

These are wrapper programs to allow older DirectX games to work on newer computer systems. These programs correct colors within the menu screens of EAW. They also allow you to avoid the 7217 graphical error message and other problems. For Win2000 to WinVista, possible use in Win7. See my 'Troubleshoot Help Document' for Wrapper Program information.

Direct3D Windower V1.88: (D3DWindowerEng.7z 393KB)
by memopen.
...Pass through type, designed for XP but works with Vista,7,8.....

DirectDraw Wrapper: (ddwrapper.zip 46.5KB)
by Aqrit.
...very small "program" - Pass through type...

OpenGLide v0.09rc7: (OpenGLide_009rc7.zip 35KB)
by ?.
...an oldie but goody, works with Glide 2 games, such as EAW.

CAREER SCREENS

Related Download Links:
-game-screens-career

HANGER SCREENS

Related Download Links:
-game-screens-hanger

Hangar Screen Pack: (hangar11.zip ??kb  and  update: hangarf1.zip  ??kb)
by -E.
(Sequencing required with Enabler) Update for 1.0 (already included in v 1.1). The MPC files and the WSP files (both are needed for the "new" screens). Note: when using STAB with these screens, unzip the *.WSP files to EAW main game folder and set the read-only attribute to on, and the *.MPC files to the appropriate STAB sub directory. (less wear & tear on the HD). ONLY do this if you actually like the new screens!!! As the *.WSP files will screw up the appearance of some of the original screens (until you delete the *.WSP files). old Versions:  hanger10.zip

MAIN SCREENS

Related Download Links:
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Besides what's listed below:
Also Christian Mosimann, Karel Struna, and Capitán Manduca have developed alternative Mainscreens.
Mosi I think he's got every possible situation covered, including 4 different "Winter" screens to a "Finnish Front" screen.
Capitán Manduca has designed some Mainscreens which feature pictures taken from footage of World War II airplanes.
Karel Struna has added his own touch to the Mainscreens with a couple devoted exclusively to the Battle of Britain and another dedicated to the Free French Pierre Clostermann.

Main Menu Screens
Another neat development are the new custom EAW screens that replace the original retro "movie poster" type to liven things up a bit. These screens appear 'behind' the right navigation with the main menu superimposed over them. There are ones available for each of the "new" theaters (Pacific, Mediterranean, Russian Front, etc., i.e., for the new terrain sets). You can use with STAB 1.3+ or drop in your EAW dir.

D-day Main Screen: (D-day_main_screen.zip ??kb)
by Geo.
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North African Screen: (na-main.zip ??kb)
by -E
...(multilingual version)...

Pacific Air War Screen: (pac-main.zip ??kb)
by -E
...(multilingual version)...

Mediterranean Screen: (med-main.zip ??kb)
by -E
...(multilingual version)...

Russian Front Screen: (win-main.zip ??kb)
by -E
...(multilingual version)...

European Air War Screen: (eur-main.zip ??kb)
by -E
...(multilingual version)...

Pacific Mainscreen: (pacificscreensgf.zip 360kb  or  pacificscreenvdo.zip 290kb)
by Lt. Toad.
...For Geoforce or Voodoo video cards. Unzip main2.pic and config.pic to your EAW folder and play. To uninstall, delete main2.pic and config.pic from your EAW folder.

Aircraft Selection Screens
You can also get new Aircraft Selection Screens.

Among many other modders, Paul Wilson and Jamie Richards have both released some fabulous-looking Aircraft Selection Screens. Paul Wilson (a.k.a. Shatterer of Worlds) has compiled no less than 19 (!) Aircraft Selection Screens for Single Missions.

Aircraft Selection Screen for Japanese aircraft: (japplanemenu.zip 206kb or JapPlaneMenu.zip 250kb)
by Jamie Richards aka Fritigern.
Japanese Plane Menu. Replaces the German aircraft selection screen with photos of Japanese aircraft...Plane menu.

Aircraft Selection Screen for the ECA Panel Russian Front settings: (rus-screens.zip 1070kb)
by Foxtrot.
Replaces all Single Mission aircraft selection screens with photos for the Russian Front settings of ECA Panel.

AC Selection Single Missions Screens For ECA 3.3: (ACscreensV2.zip 6MB)
by Paul Wilson.
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MAP BRIEF SCREENS

Related Download Links:
-game-screens-map-brief

You can get new briefing maps that can be simply dropped into your EAW directory. While the location of all the places on the map won't change (the locations will still be the defaults), the background colors WILL be different depending on the custom theater or front. If you use ECA Control Panel (mentioned in an other section), then you can change the names of the bases and targets in EAW to reflect the front that you choose. Use with STAB 1.3+ or drop in your EAW directory.

Winter Map For Russian Front: (win-map0.zip ??kb)
by -E.
...is snowy white!...For (in-game) in-flt / msn planning use

Desert/Mediterranean Map: (med-map1.zip ??kb)
by -E.
...map will be tan, with brown ranging across it...For (in-game) in-flt / msn planning use

Pacific Theater Map: (pac-map0.zip ??kb)
by -E.
...(blank) will be all pale blue...For (in-game) in-flt / msn planning use

MAP PILOT SCREENS

Related Download Links:
-game-screens-map-pilot

In-flight European Map And Names v1.1c: (EUROMN11c.zip  or  EuropeanMapnamesv1.1c.zip 1.31MB)
by JWC.
...readable map...

In-flight European Map And Names v2.0a(BoB): (euromn20abob.zip or  EuropeanMapnamesv2.0a(BoB).zip 1.34MB)
by JWC.
...for the Battle of Britain named map...

In-flight European Map And Names v2.1b: (euromn21b.zip  or  EuropeanMapnamesv2.1b 1.34MB)
by JWC.
...for the 'standard' European named map...

In-flight North Africa Map And Names: (norafmn11c.zip  or  NorthAfricanMapnamesv1.1c.zip 574kb)
by JWC.
...for the North Africa named maps...

In-flight Pacific Map And Names: (pacmn11c.zip  or  PacificMapnamesv1.1c.zip 114kb)
by JWC.
...for the Pacific named maps...

MISC SCREENS

Related Download Links:
-game-screens-misc

Custom GUI Pack: (eawgui.exe 1,241kb)
by Stephen White.
Replacement interface. Much of the interface design has been altered although the functionality remains the same....will liven things up a bit!...Replaces the original menu screens with more atmospheric ones.
Old versions: v0.1B eawgui.exe 1,024kb

Japanese Ranks: (japranks.zip ??kb)
by Stan99.
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OUTSIDE SCREENS

Related Download Links:
-game-screens-outside

This section of the page provides information on the objects placed on the terrain, this includes Trees as they are objects aswell.

A couple other mods you will want are the hi-res objects provided by Harry McWilliams and Redeyes. These hi-res objects give you better detail in the buildings and ground objects. You may also want to grab the 3D Forest Kill by HarryM, this will eliminate the ugly 3D forests. Just unzip and copy the files from both these downloads into your EAW directory.

AIRFIELD OBJECT

Related Download Links:
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Note about Airfields in EAW:
They are actually not part of the terrain like you think they would be, but instead they are 3D objects! This can be annoying because no matter what terrain you are using (snow, desert, Mediterranean, etc.), the airfield will always be in its original default green! Or at least, that used to be the case! But Major Lee discovered that ALL the 3D objects in EAW have skins, not just the airplanes. Now you can have airfields that match any terrain as mentioned in the terrain section up above. In fact, thanks to Major Lee's efforts, you can get a lot more than just airfield tiles; a whole host of "object skin" files have appeared! Such as vehicles and buildings.

Special Airfield.(tpc) Tiles
designed by Major Lee.
for the Winter and Mediterranean terrains, Hoover2701 made one for the desert, and -E came up with one for the Pacific which eliminates the runways and hides the buildings (no more odd-looking airbase in the middle of the water!)

HirRes Airfield Kit:
by Ghostboy.
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HeavySnow Airfields:
by Six Pistols
...The runways were modified From The winter Runways Done by Max188

B26 Hanger Alt: (deserthangar1.zip 89KB)
by RAF_Roy.
My alteration to Vonbeerhofen's B26 Hangar.

3 Airfields: (3Airfields.zip 234kb)
by RAF_Roy.
3 Airstrip mods.

Transparent Airfields: (TransparentAirfield.zip  433kb)
by Moggy.
If you are tired of the same old green airfields, download this little airfield set, and let your airfields show the underlying terrain color....

Runways for Transparent Airfields:
(summerrunways.zip and fallrunways.zip and winterrunways.zip and winterthawrunways.zip and desertrunways.zip and medrunways.zip)
by ??Major Lee??.
are specially done runway sets, designed to be used with the transparent airfield files. Each runway set is intended for use with an appropriate complete terrain set. Each set contains the files necessary to change all airfield roads and runways. For variety within the game, you do not have to install all runway files; for instance you could forego installing the "blkroad.tpc" file, and keep the black runway at Manston, or not install the "road" tpc files, and keep the concrete runways. Each file is simply a copy of one basic pcx file, which is included with each set. (Please feel free to modify and post, especially you terrain masters.)

Jungle Camouflaged Airfield Building Group: (Buildings_jungle_airfield.zip ??kb)
by Major Lee.
For those using Paul Wilson's Asian Mainland terrain set, here is a jungle camouflaged airfield building group. Use the Summer runways above, and the airfields become very hard to find.

Winter Airfield Kit: (winter_airfield_kit.zip ??kb)
by Major Lee.
includes snowy textures for the following: all airfield buildings, fuel dump, radar station, warehouses, train station and classic white parachute. The parachute and train station are on the same file, grnd06.tpc and grnd06s.tpc, so the train station is included with this set so you can continue to use the white parachute.

Airfield for Pacific Theatre (fixed): (pac-afld.zip ??kb)
by -E.
...removes runways & "hides" buildings...(best used with STAB 1.3+)

BUILDINGS OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-buildings

"Mediterranean / Desert" Buildings: (Buildings.zip 46.6kb  or  Building_redtile_roof.zip ??kb)
by Geo.
has made some cool-looking building skins. The dreary gray ones that serve as the default buildings can be replaced with Geo's more colorful ones. These are tan with red roof's. They are perfect for both the desert and especially the Mediterranean terrains (or any other that you'd like to spice up!).

City Buildings Mediterranean and Desert: (Desert_Med_Buildings.zip ??kb)
by Geo.
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City Buildings Winter: (SnowyBuildings.zip ??kb)
by Geo.
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City Buildings Winter2: (Really_Snowy_Buildings.zip ??kb)
by Geo.
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Heavy Snow Buildings:
by Six Pistols.
...These files are modified Versions of the buildings found on serbs site!

Camouflaged MTO / Desert airfield hangars and buildings: (MTO_buildings.zip ??kb)
by Major Lee.
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CITY OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-city

EFFECTS OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-effects

Experimental Night Fighter Set: (NightFighter.zip ??kb)
by Moggy.
...Be careful not to hit the runway lights, as they are now "objects".....

FACTORY OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-factory

FORT OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-fort

HOUSE OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-house

Half Timber House: (Half_Timber_Building.zip ??kb)
by Geo.
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MISC OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-misc

HiRes Ground Objects and Targets:
by Ghostboy.
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Pacific Ground Targets: (Ground Targets.zip  or  GroundTargets.zip 169kb)
by Geo.
For use primarily with EAW Pacific Tarawa or Rabaul terrains, but individual ground objects can used in any terrain you wish. Several new ground objects including barges.

Pacific HR Ground Targets v2: (GroundTargets_v2.zip  or  GroundTargetsv2.zip 343kb)
by Geo.
High Resolution. Primarily for use with Pacific Tawara or Rabaul terrains, but individual objects can be used with any terrain. Includes static airplanes and PAW objects. 

Ground Objects and Weapon Loadout pcx files: (Ground Object Texture Files.zip ??kb)
by Moggy.
complete stock set...

EAW People: (people.zip 191kb)
by Max188.
This improves the look of the people that you will see in EAW as both troops and civilians, including war casualties.  Basically, they are not blue anymore, and have been given somewhat of a face. They still don't look that great, but at least they are a bit more realistic.

Bridge Targets: (BridgeTargets.zip ??kb)
by Geo.
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Bridge Mod Terrain: (BridgeModifiedTerrain.zip ??kb)
by Geo.
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OILSTATION OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-oilstation

SHIPS OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-ships

HiRes Destroy Grey TMOD72:
by Ghostboy.
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HiRes Transport Ship TMOD57:
by Ghostboy.
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Landable Yorktown BETA: (CV.zip 156kb)
by Moggy.
Aircraft Carrier (USS Yorktown). This is very much work in progress!

These files should be added to your EAW folder after you have loaded a "blue water" pacific terrain (any land based airfield also using this airbase file number will also appear as the carrier!). By all means kill off extraneous mods in whatever way you usually do, but be careful of killing off the hangars which this add on turns into destroyers.

Use the carrier by starting a single mission from the pacific equivalent of Hawkinge.

TRAIN OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-train

"DDLoco" for the Pacific: (ddloco10.zip 175kb)
by Harry McWilliams aka HarryM.
Changes trains to ships for the Pacific terrain.
the "DDLoco", which is intended for use with the Pacific terrains and replaces the trains with a convoy of small ships. (As an added benefit, it makes the incongruous inter-island railroads disappear or at least less visible, depending on your video card) For use with Pacific Water Terrain especially CLumpkins Tarawa terrain. This replaces the train objects 3DZ files, changing the Locomotive into the destroyer and essentially hiding the other cars....The train track graphics are replaced with blue, still slightly visible because of the difference in resolution for the train track object. So if you keep a sharp lookout you can still find the "blue highway" which will lead to a ship.

This also replaces the radar control building and towers with some small PAW destroyer objects.
When they are destroyed a nice "oil slick" takes their place. In keeping with the object changes, the names for targets are changed as well. The "train" is divided into different ships components. If you want to revert back simply delete "tartypes.str" where these are held. Enjoy blasting the ships!

HiRes Train Set:
by Ghostboy.
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HiRes Railway Lines Summer:
by Col. Gibbon.
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TREE OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-trees

Palm Trees: (Palmtrees.zip ??kb)
by Bluey T.
has made a replacement for the original EAW trees! Now you can have palm trees. This looks great in the Pacific PTO/MTO or in the desert!

3D Forest Kill v10-09-2000: (3dforestkill.zip 22kb)
by Harry M.
This kills only the 3D forests by replacing them with the Kubelwagen shadow. This is visible as a grey square on the ground, so it may not be appropriate with desert/med terrain. This mod does not change what an object "is", just what shape it wears. A tree is still a tree even if it is wearing a Kubelwagens shape, example: no points for shooting it.

Wind Mill Kill v1.0: (KillEuroJunk.zip  or  windmillkill.zip 98.1kb)
by Harry McWilliams aka HarryM.
which eliminate much of the "ground clutter" found in EAW. Some of its new files remove all the scattered farms and buildings, and some replace the 'popup-forests' / blocky forests with single trees, such as pines. This allows you to run Desert, Winter, or Mediterranean terrains with a ground object detail setting other than "Low", so you can still have buildings and such.

Resized Windmillkill Trees v2: (ResizedWindmillkillTreesV2.zip 98.3kb)
by Per "vonOben" Rasmusson.
In HarryM's windmillkill add-on the ugly 3D forests are replaced with pine trees. These trees are much to big compared to the default 3D forests and the ordinary pine trees. I have resized the trees so they have the same height as the default 3D forests. This new version has also modified 3dz files.... Old Versions: ResizedWindmillkillTrees.zip 75.4kb

TRENCH OBJECTS

Related Download Links:
-ground-objects-trench

VEHICLES OBJECTS

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-ground-objects-vehicles

Desert Vehicles Pack 1: (DesertVehicles1.zip 237kb  or  DesVeh_1.zip)
by Martin Kubani.
Kübelwagen, halftracks and Allied trucks in desert camo - the ideal addition for a North Africa scenario. Glide and 3DFX compatible. This set includes both texture files and TMOD files. Add these to your MTO installation of EAW.

German Camo Vehicles version 1.0: (GermanVehicleCamoAmbushPattern1.zip ??kb)
by JWC.
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German Ambush Camo Vehicles version 2: (GCV2.0AP.zip ??kb)
by JWC.
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German Winter Ambush Camo version 2.1: (GCV2.1WAP.zip ??kb)
by JWC.
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German Armored Columns version 1: (GermanArmoredColumn1.0.zip ??kb)
by JWC.
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Opel Blitz TMOD53:
by Geo.
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Kübelwagen TMOD54:
by Pobs.
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Matilda Mk II TMOD56:
by Pobs.
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Panzer III TMOD55:
by Pobs.
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Ground Targets Modification: (Ginterdict1.zip 608kb)
by Pods.
Introduces groups of vehicles and other objects into the eaw world.
the interdict1 was a very early attempt to edit the world to give us specific targets in a limited area for online play. Basically it places a column of mixed tanks and other vehicles at the river crossing northwest of Leuven and puts german armour on the roads around Leuven itself... BUT... it does so by placing models into different slots to make use of their hit bubbles, which I couldn't edit back in those days, so I replaced the 'fort' with a King tiger for instance so that it could only be destroyed by direct hits from rockets or bombs or repeated blows from cannon fire.... and then edited the ttd file to put them onto the roads around Leuven. It would be very easy to replicate the effect with the modern editors Jell has given us but the original is probably not compatible on a number of counts with the 1.50 setup...

Extra Tanks Mod: (Xtra_Tanks.zip ??kb)
by Geo.
Use this mod with the standard EAW campaigns, or Emil's Ardenne and D-Day campaign. This mod adds extra tanks to the ground objects, so keep your eyes peeled when flying along the front line for targets of opportunity.

Wirbelwind Flakpanzer: (WirbelWind_Flakpanzer.zip ??kb)
by Geo.
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Opel Blitz Truck: (Opel_Blitz.zip ??kb)
by Geo.

Revetment: (Revetment.zip ??kb)
by Geo.

This section of the page provides the miscellaneous of items, some I don't know what they are used for in the game.

FUNSTUFF

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-misc-funstuff

European Air War Screen Saver (eawssv10.zip 1.88M   or  eawScreenSaverv10.zip 1.43M)
By MeatWater.
This is a awesome European Air War Screen Saver. It has various images from EAW. Some of scenery, and of course some of combat.

European Air War Desktop Theme (eaw_theme.exe 980kb)
By Stephen White.
This is the European Air War Desktop Theme. It is one of those types of software that spice up your computer and of course personalizes it.

EAW Custom Icons: (eawicons.zip)
by -E.
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UNKNOWN

This folder usually contains files that I know next to nothing about or are archives that consist of many variations of topics, so they don't fit into any other folder. Any help in placing them is apreciated.

Related Download Links:
-misc-unknown

Drop In Names:
by Stanley99.
Now you can go one step further! He has produced several files which allow you to use names from other nationalities. These are drop-in files---you just put them in your EAW directory and you'll have first and last names of pilots from the following countries:

• Finland
• Czechoslovakia
• France
• Canada
• Russia
• Italy

--If you fly a Japanese Campaign, you've probably already noticed that although the names of your AI mates are Japanese, the ranks are still German. But Stanley99 has solved that problem too! He has compiled and released a couple of files that will introduce Japanese ranks into EAW. So no longer will you have a "Hauptmann" in your squadron-----now you will have a "Tai-i"! This has already been incorporated into some downloadable campaigns. But if your Japanese campaign still has German ranks.

More Squad Pilots: (Morepilots.zip ??kb)
by ??Charles??, ??JWC??, Opa??
In the EAW Battle of Brittain a German Staffel consists of 10 pilots, but since real Staffels had 12, this fix was made.

Non-Default Pilots Lists and Japanese Ranks: (???? ??kb)
by Karel Struna.
One annoyance in an RAF campaign is that your squadron mates almost always have English names, even if the unit you're assigned to is supposed to be a Free Czech, French, Norwegian, etc. squadron. Now you can change this if you are flying in a Czech or French squadron. He has developed two lists of pilot names you can use, one with Czech pilot names and the other with some Free French pilots. These are the names of REAL World War II pilots. To make the necessary changes to your squadron's pilot names, you'll need "ECA Control Panel" with Squadron Editor program or the "EAW Pilot" editor program. Then you just use the Panel or EAW Pilot to text edit the pilot names.

This section provides information on the available mods to customize your planes. Inside and out.

COCKPIT

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Plane-Cockpit Notes:

• This contains the standard 2D Cockpits and the 3D Virtual Cockpits, Pilot Wing Views and Gauges. If your looking for a Cockpit for a particular type of plane and you do not find it here, it's best to also download all the plane skins for that type of aircraft, those archives will sometimes contain new cockpits within them.

Modified Bar P47c Cockpit
If you fly the "Razorback" version of P-47, then you already know that sometimes the large vertical bar in the windscreen can be rather annoying. At least it was there in the real Razorback P-47's. However, if you fly with ECA Control Panel, then you know that the P-47C cockpit is used for the cockpits of the Wildcat and the Hellcat. Here the appearance of the bar is not only annoying, it is not realistic at all, since these aircraft did not have such a bar!

There have been "bar less" or "thin bar" cockpits developed by community members, but they did not always work with some video cards or at certain resolutions, and the cockpit bar would return displaying only when firing on some these. But a solution was finally made...

Why would you want to remove the bar?
The center post obscures the target at some angles and ranges, making it difficult to observe the target aircraft's attitude (and thus predict its next move). In a real aircraft, a pilot should be able to move his head at least an inch or two to one side (even while pulling some G) in order to get one eye around the bar. Having a portion of your vision permanently blocked off, with no way to see "around the bar", is not really realistic. The only alternative is to turn the entire cockpit off and on intermittently, which is far less realistic than using a modified cockpit view! The "thinner bar" seems more realistic to have for this purpose, since its just just reduced in width.

P47C No-Bar Cockpit: (P47C-ck.zip ??kb)
by Matt Van Vleck.
...for voodoo users...

P47C No-Bar Cockpit: (p47c_nobar.zip 3.95kb)
Developed by Paulo Morais.
A modified 3dz file (wireframe) for the P-47C. P47 With the bar removed from the center of the windshield. This is independent of video cards and resolution settings---they work with anything!
....also included in the .ZIP file of the skin of the 3D modified desert Spitfire V (the one with wing cannons).
If you put the file, with the name Pp47cv.3dz into your EAW main game folder first, EAW will use the new no bar cockpit rather than the original file with the normal central bar placed in the 3D.CDF file.

P47C Thin-bar Cockpit: (p47c_lessbar.zip 3.95kb)
Developed by Paulo Morais.
A modified 3dz file (wireframe) for the P-47C. This is independent of video cards and resolution settings---they work with anything!
....the thin-bar P47C cockpit too, can be found with Paulo's 3dz editing notes. Really good work. It makes the early Jugs flyable, and looks more realistic than the original.

P47C front window: (F6fckpit.zip 574kb)
by Charles Gunst.
Modified the P47C front windshield by removing the center post for 2D Cockpits. This is single file to cure the P47 cockpit bar visibility problem when flying the F6F Hellcat. It uses the P51B cockpit file. Simply copy the file P021VIEW.CPT to your EAW directory, and start EAW.

"Historically Correct" Messerschmitt 109E Canopy Framing: (?? ??kb)
by Capitán Manduca.
If you are a real stickler for historical authenticity, then you already know the canopy frame on EAW's version of the 109E is incorrect. But due to Paulo Morais's determination on how to edit the .3dz "wireframe models" in EAW, he has introduced the first historically accurate canopy frame for the Emil.

Instruments and Gauges
The stock cockpit instruments in EAW have never been the clearest, and if you run the higher resolutions beyond the 640x480 default you will only have the 3D virtual cockpit (and thus instruments which are not really readable). But there are now many "sharpened" instruments available to add. Migge and some of the other members of the EAW community have done some great virtual cockpit work, easily worth the small download.

Some "cockpit" upgrades already include sharpened instrument files along with the "view" files, so it would probably be unnecessary to add new instrument files for these aircraft, but if you download a whole pack of instruments it would also be more work to try to figure out which planes need them and which don't. You may find it much easier just to unzip ALL the new sharpened instrument files into your EAW folder, these new ones will overwrite the old ones. There actually maybe little noticeable difference between one set of sharpened instruments and the next, so it probably won't matter which instruments you have in your EAW folder. It should be remembered that there's only so much you can do with some aircraft: while most instruments become readable, there are exceptions like the Spitfire, where nothing can help the unreadable compass!

Instruments Sharpened For 3D Cockpits : (instruments20.zip 599kb)
by Angeleyes 666th Red Skulls Squadron.
Complete Readable Instrument Collection. These TPC files apply sharpened instrument numbers in virtual cockpit view. old versions: Allied instr.only.zip 318kb , German instr.only.zip 250kb

Six Cockpit Interiors: (interior-six.zip)
by ?
Instruments are now readable for Spitfire Ia, IX and XIV, Mustang P51B and D and the Hurricane.

Cockpit Colors And Other Revisions
The internal cockpit colors of the Allied aircraft in EAW appear to be accurate. But the German aircraft have a seemingly inaccurate (and ugly) shade of blue. There are some comunity made add-on cockpits that recolor the German cockpits to a more accurate (and possiably, better-looking!) grey that approximates RLM 66 (the shade of grey that Luftwaffe cockpits were most commonly painted in).

--Custom Cockpits for the Me109G and K, the Me110G, and the FW190D are available...
(note: some of the following cockpits also include instruments in the zip file)

grey cockpit for the Me109E:
by JPI Jean Pigeon
made the first grey cockpit for the Me109E!

--Migge has made some great looking cockpits for Allied planes. You can find a terrific-looking one for the P-51D Mustang, and an almost photo-real one for the P-47D Thunderbolt. Also a new "Luftwaffe" collection of brand-new virtual cockpits for German aircraft. These are absolutely stunning! He has made gorgeous cockpits for the Typhoon and the Tempest as well.

HUD Fonts

There are more HUD text replacement files in the  game-patch-hexedited  download folder.

Large HUD Font: (LargeHUDFont.zip 8.82kb)
by VonBeerhofen.
These files will improve readability for on- and offline games. It was especially made to be used on larger monitors using higher resolutions. It will improve HUD and CHAT fonts and has the advantage that the game stays compatible online since it is only a graphical add-on as opposed to a change in the .EXE

Medium HUD Fonts v1.1: (MediumHUDfonts11.zip 31.6kb)
by Spit9.
These fonts are intended to be used with King Rat's patch for EAW (version 1.2b). The fonts are just a combination of two other EAW original fonts (MAINTALL.FNT and THICKFNT.FSP). There are two more fonts added....I called them SNIPER.FNT and SNIPER.FSP. These fonts are in fact the original POPSERIF3 pair that is inside FONTS.CDF, but now you don't have to extract them. They work with GeForce (and other Nvidia cards, as well as 3Dfx cards), giving a better visual at 1024x768, and also work in 800x600. Even in 1280x1024 they are very acceptable....

GUNSIGHTS

Related Download Links:
-plane-gunsights

Gunsights SIGHTPAC: (PapaRomeo_Gunsights_Mk3.zip 183kb)
by PapaRomeo.
has developed a series of historically realistic gunsights for EAW. Included are German Revi sights, British gunsights for the Battle of Britain and later, and American and Japanese sights. Old Versions: PapaRomeo_Gunsights_101.zip ??kb

v1.01 of the gunsight pack included 9 authentic replacement gunsights. All of these sights were based on photographs of the illuminated reticules of the WWII aerial gunsights. The only exceptions are the two Japanese gunsights, which are based on versions created by Takuya Watanabe for Aces High. I've also included a "ring and bead" gunsight for those of you flying P-40s and other early-war fighters. The "Mark 2" Gunsight Pack; I added US N-3 and N-9 sights, plus numerous other enhancements. The MARK III gunsight pack includes 49(!) gunsights. New is a whole bunch of “high visibility” sights, more US sights, including the USAAF version of the Mark8, as well as three authentic ground attack sights. One download gives you all the sights you’ll ever need!  All my sights are supplied ready for use with Viper’s Gunsight Manager and are fully compatible with NVIDIA and 3DFX video cards.

EAW Gunsights: (????many separate SPT download files???? ??kb)
by Viper.
If you want a wide range of interchangeable sights, you're in luck! He has developed many different sights for use in EAW at 800x600 resolution. Gunsights designed for Standard, Spitfire, FW190, ME BF109, P51 Mustang, and P38. If you want to switch between different gunsights quickly, he even has a "Gunsight Manager" program which will swap them in and out.

Gunsights Pack: (gunsightpacks.zip ??kb)
by PapaRomeo, includes Viper's Gunsight Manager.
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Rigger's Gunsight Pack: (rigger gunsights.zip)
by Rigger.
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High Visibility Gunsights: (HighVisibilityGunsights.zip 36.2kb)
by Rigger.
All of these gunsights are high visibility Red in color and are not historically correct. However, from my testing and those that have used them, they are said to be highly accurate when it comes to aiming.

LLv34 Alternate Gunsight: (gunsight.zip 2kb)
by LLv34_BlauKreuz, the CO of the Finnish-based online squadron LLv34.
If you are flying as a German pilot (or even if you're not!), I would highly recommend using this new cool-looking and usefull gunsight he developed. It really does seem to improve gunnery skills. To install, simply unzip the GUNSIGHT.SPT file into your EAW main directory.

Clear Glass / no-frost gunsight fix: (clearglass10.zip  or  ClearGlass10.zip 431kb)
by Dan Shaw.
Clear Gunsight Reflector Textures. Another great option for the EAW gunsights has been developed. This is the "no-frost" gunsight fix. Finally, a clear view through the gunsight! This removes reflections on the gunsight glass to make targeting easier. This fix is not really a gunsight per se, but rather improves your view through the gunsight. It is compatible with the add-on gunsights, so there's no worry there.

I've always wanted to get rid of the glare graphics on the glass of the gunsights -- you know, the hazy translucent band that runs right up the middle of most of the gunsights in EAW. If you use the transparent cockpit cheat, you may never have noticed this, but it bugged the hell out of me.

HarryM told me what files I needed to look at, so I've modified the cockpit transparencies for all 20 flyable planes in the game. I left enough "frosting" at the edges of the glass to keep a bit of the 3D look, but most of the centre area should be clear. They make Viper's gunsight reticles look much better.

The readme includes instructions -- basically the mods are to *.tpc files that you can handle like skins. One thing I left out from the readme -- you are free to distribute and modify the files as you wish, though I would appreciate receiving credit.

BTW, if anyone wants to redo the glass in the P-47s -- please do! While I'm pretty happy with most of the other sights (especially the various Spitfire ones), I gave up trying to make the P-47's look good after about an hour. (I think the default sights looked pretty bad to begin with.) The transparency texture seems to be rotated about 45 degrees to the right, if that helps anyone figure them out.

EFFECTS MOD

Related Download Links:
-plane-mod-effects
 

EAW Effects Pack: (effects.zip 411kb)
by Max188.
A popular plane add-on. This provides better-looking smoke, fire, flak, and tracers. This add-on enhances many of the effects that EAW uses including smoke, fire, explosions, flak, hit debris, muzzle flash, and tracers. The game still renders these effects the same way, but the colors, textures, and detail are much improved.  This mod adds a lot to the visual quality of the game.

EAW Flame Enhancement: (flames2.zip 181kb)
by Max188.
This optional file is intended to be used with the EAW Effects Pack by Max188. If adds flames to damaged engines that are emitting black smoke. There are also some unintentional side-effects listed in the notes section that you need to be aware of. Old Versions: flames.zip

A companion to the Effects Pack. If you want to add flames to burning engines, get this Flames Enhancement mod. It adds trailing flames to the black smoke from damaged engines. As a side effect, it also changes how ground fires and train engine smoke is rendered. Requires the Effects Pack above to already be installed.

EAW Flame Effects: (Pobsflames.zip 75.2kb)
by Max188 and Pob's.
This optional file is intended to be used with the EAW Effects Pack by Max188. If adds flames to damaged engines that are emitting black smoke. There are also some unintentional side-effects listed in the notes section that you need to be aware of. Flame effects, Air or Ground...damaged plane engine flames and ground object damaged flames...

EAW Fire/Flame Effects: (G-effects 685kb)
by Max188 and ?VBH?
...appears to be repacked of a bunch of effects...

EAW Effects Patch: (EFFECTS PATCH.zip 472kb)
by VonBeerhofen aka VBH.
These files are only the tip of the iceberg on which I have spent about 640 hours to get to where they are now and I hope you will like them.

New superblast file with improved transparency
HighRes shells with 4 times higher resolution
HighRes dead (no more faceless) pilot with more blood and added attributes
New improved watersplash with better transparency
HighRes impact debris with 4 times higher resolution
New explosions and smoke with improved transparency
New contrails and smoketrails optimised to make them as lively as possible
New improved tracers
New improved fire
New improved sunglare with deliberate shimmering and better transparency
New muzzleflashes with improved transparency in 4 times higher resolution (although I have no idea where they are used)
Improved AAA clouds and explosions
and more.......

To install:

Extract to a G OAW folder of your choice or straight into your EAW folder.

Rocket and LensFlare Effects: (RocketandLensFlare.zip 633kb)
by VonBeerhofen aka VBH.
These files are an addition to my EFFECTS PATCH and will give you a choice of 16 different Lens/Rocketflares with 3 different transparency depths (TRA64) in a 4 times higher resolution then the default files in EAW. It runs as a standalone package and can be freely added to other effect patches.
There are two subfolders in the zip and you need to take one file from each folder and rename it before copying them into an OAW folder of your choice or into your EAW folder.

Smoke: (SmokeVBH.zip 181kb)
by VonBeerhofen aka VBH.
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Tracer And Explosion Effects: (TracerAndExplosionEffects.zip 658kb)
by Max188.
This add-on enhances many of the effects that EAW uses including smoke, fire, explosions, flak, hit debris, muzzle flash, and tracers. The game still renders these effects the same way, but the colors, textures, and detail are much improved.

INSTRUCTIONS

1) Unzip this package to a directory.

2) Copy the .spt files to your EAW directory.

3) Enjoy the enhanced effects!


Notes:

1) You can revert to the original effects by removing these .spt files.

2) This mod should have no impact on performance.

3) The tracers share the same colors as the lens flare, so you will notice the coloring of the lens flares are a bit different. You may turn off lens flare under graphics options if desired.

4) The tracers have different colors depending on the gun size. The categories are large cannon, small cannon, large caliber, and small caliber ammo loads.

5) This package includes optional tracer files for default, medium bright, bright, smoke, green, and solid muzzle tracers. If you wish to use any of these, just rename the appropriate file to hwexplos.spt and copy it to your EAW directory. You may want to turn off lens flare with some of the tracers.

6) If you want to create your own tracer colors, you can edit the hwexplos.pcx file and use picpac to convert to an spt file. The tracers are built from the 4 color boxes (from left to right): muzzle flash and large cannon, small cannon, large caliber, and small caliber. Keep in mind all but the large cannon are also used as lens flare images.

7) At distance, all tracers change to a yellow/orange dot, and are not affected by this mod.

HiRes Flak Pack: (???? ??kb)
by Ghostboy.
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HR Hurricane Night Exhaust Effect: (HRHurricanenighteffect.zip 31kb)
by Col. Gibbon.
In this zip there are two Hurricane F.3dz files, and a pair of files for DAW. For night ops just drop the appropriate file in with the already unzipped Hurricane model, and let it over write the original F file.

Magic Smoke: (MagicSmoke.zip 68kb)
by VonBeerhofen aka VBH.
This magic smoke was created as an add-on for Santa's Douglas A20 created by Freddy' B. Merry Christmas.

FLIGHT MOD

Related Download Links:
-plane-mod-flight

There are a number of these types Modification's available for download. What you need to be aware of, is that these are designed to be placed directly into your EAW 1.2 system, and they will CHANGE the way all the aircraft in the game behave, and if you do not use one of the Plane/Flight Model Manager programs you will be stuck with most of these new modifications, unless of course you remove the custom flight model data files manually.

Why? What's the reasoning for all the various mods? How come we can't use just the plain old EAW 1.2 as it was put out by MicroProse?
When EAW was released, in some pilots opinions, MicroProse had some major bugs in it. It seemed that the flight models were not quite right. Apparently the EAW Team designers were under pressure to release the product in time for the Christmas Rush. What came out initially was a version in which the British Planes seemed to have magical powers over all the other aircraft in the game, and naturally if you were involved in either a Luftwaffe Squadron, or an American Squadron you were sadly disappointed in the way the aircraft were modeled.

So each of these Modification's will change or alter the flight characteristics of the EAW Aircraft in some form or another. Some of them actually give you more aircraft than was originally in the game. Here's a short list of some of the various Modification's that you will most likely want to try. -EAW 1.2 - ECA/ECA CP - ECA Online - RIP - RIP PLUS - MSA are just a few.

Enemy Coast Ahead or ECA: (eca14.zip 7616kb apox 7.6Mb)
by Charles Gunst.
Was one of the first FM add-ons made (released in October 1999). He has written some excellent add-ons to improve just about everything from the flight model of every plane down to the gun pattern. This lets you fly almost every EAW aircraft in campaign mode. To fly Bombers, the B-17, B-24 and V-1 you must use a pilot career, this is due to limitations of the ability to alter EAW's internal game structure.

A new set of *.flt files and *.dat files for EAW. He fixed some of the issues that 1.2 addressed as well as making some changes to 1.2. The airplanes are tougher, for example. I recommend using ECA (Enemy Coast Ahead) flight models even if you are going to fly the standard aircraft. This set of flight models should be used in conjunction with ECA Control Panel.  Note: This flight model set (ECA) should not be confused with the (ECAo) 'ECA Online' , a separate FM package.

The latest version of ECA v1.4 by Charles Gunst was updated for EAW v1.2. Flight models, while subjective, just feel right with the ECA add-on. Fly some previously un-flyable planes (except for the four-engine types and the V-1) the He-111, Me-410A Hornisse, Junkers Ju-88C "Wonder Bomber" and Junkers Ju-87B Stuka, De Havilland Mosquito Mark VI, the Martin B-26B Marauder and more. (Be warned, the Stuka is NO match for any Allied fighter. If you can complete a career in a Stuka, you have certainly earned your wings!). ECA modifies many of the files in EAW to add more realistic flight models, armor values and ballistics. This program is essential to get the most out of the sim, in ones opinion. The last official MicroProse patch reduced the armor values of all planes. For an example: One burst of .50 caliber or 20mm cannon fire is all it takes to claim a victory. So ECA increases the armor values to more acceptable levels. ECA makes significant changes to the weapons modeling, it uses the "real" velocities and rates of fire. (the stock EAW has very low muzzle velocities (far lower than in real life), resulting in excessive "bullet drop" at longer ranges and requiring more lead in deflection shots. It also has incorrect rates of fire.) ECA also introduces some new weapons. You may now choose to employ the Henschel HS-293 anti-ship rocket bomb. Panzerschreck anti-tank rockets. The famous Fritz-X. Napalm, and the SD-2 "Butterfly bomb", an early fragmentation weapon.

ECA 1.4 FULL is approximately an 7.6MB download. There is also an "ECA 1.4 Update" available (eca14upd.zip), this is 142Kb and is intended for people who already have any earlier version of ECA. (Use on top of 1.0, 1.1 or 1.2 install). The "Update" will bring the earlier versions of ECA up to 1.4 standard without the need for the 7.6MB download. But if you don't have an earlier version, then you will need the big download! The Fw-190A8 is now less-armored but far more maneuverable A4 model. By popular demand, the Bf-109K is now the K6 model, with an extra 2xMk 108 30mm cannon in the wings. Extensive changes have been made to weapons characteristics.

As far as the 3D shapes (Models) and skins go, these aircraft already exist in the sim, so there is nothing NEEDed to be added. Although all of the aircraft in EAW can stand a new skin add-on to make them visually more attractive.
 

ECA 1.4 does the following (many advantages over the "stock" EAWv1.2):
a) Stock EAW has 20 flyable airplanes, 9 non-flyable ones, and the V-1 (that is, not flyable by you the human player---out of the box, they could only be flown by the AI). ECA 1.4 allows you to fly 7 of the originally non-flyable aircraft in EAW plus the 20 original flyable ones. (the new ones that are now flyable are the De Havilland Mosquito VI, Martin B26B Marauder, Junkers Ju-87B Stuka, Junkers Ju88A Bomber, Junkers Ju88C fighter, Heinkel He-111 H, and the Messercchmitt Me-410 Hornisse fighter). You still cannot fly the four-engine bombers (B-17 and B-24) and the V-1 is still non-flyable (always crashes when landing, and there are no careers for it anyhow).
The newly flyable aircraft are not available in single missions or quick start missions, they are only available in Campaigns (Career Mode) simply because the aircraft type were not originally flyable in stock EAW. I would love to be able to do single missions in the new planes, but single missions are controlled by a menu file, and the menu accesses an array, the location of which has not been found. I have asked Microprose for information about this, but with no success.
So while with many of the careers these aircraft can be flown in will have a lot of attack or interdiction missions, there will still be an occasional fighter sweep or escort mission, even if you're flying a Stuka. EAW was not really designed for missions in some of these aircraft ,  So there are no campaigns built around the B-26 Marauder, for instance. If you fly the Marauder, you will get escort and fighter sweep missions you get will still be fighter missions, since no one is able to edit the code for EAW yet. Although these will not really stop you from hunting for ground targets to pulverize on your own!

b) Changes the flight models of all the aircraft to more realistic ones. ECA 1.4 modifies the performance of many of the aircraft to be closer to reality. In regular EAW 1.2, the German aircraft don't seem to perform as well as they should (contrary to what some company programmers would have you think, German engineers were NOT trying to get their pilots killed---German aircraft were a lot better than made out in EAW 1.2!). American aircraft, too, seem to be a little toned down both in performance and maneuverability. ECA 1.4 addresses some of these problems and tries to correct them.
Also includes the "ECA Control Panel 2.0". This allows you to substitute several different flight models for each of the 30 aircraft in EAW. When all is said and done, you have about 150 different aircraft to choose from! ECA CP 2.0 includes Italian, Japanese, and Russian aircraft! Example: the Bf109G slot is used for eleven different aircraft! There are 2 versions of 109F, six 109G's, 3 Japanese Tony's, and an Italian Macchi C.205! ECA CP 2.0 also includes an editing function that allows you to modify information concerning your unit and the pilots in your squadron, including yourself! With this, you can move to another base, equip your squadron with just about any aircraft available in ECA CP 2.0, or refresh all your pilots Morale and Fatigue levels (yes, EAW does track this for your AI pilots!), among other things. But wait, v2.0 may be the latest version of ECA Control Panel, but v3.0 is just around the corner!

c) Makes SUBSTANTIAL changes to the gun modeling. These changes are in the muzzle velocity (stock EAW is universally much too low and the rates of fire are off a little, varies between too high and too low). Since in stock EAW the muzzle velocities are WAY too low, this leads to excessive loss of trajectory ("bullet drop") at longer ranges and makes it hard to hit anything unless you're right on top of it. For an example: ROFs of the .50cal, the MG151 and the Hispano MKII where too high, where as the ROFs of the MH81 7.92mm MG, MK108 30mm and Hispano MKV where too low.
In EAW infact, the Hispant MkII was better overall than the MkV...this is totally wrong!
The rate of fire problem goes both ways: some guns fire too fast, depleting ammo, while others fire too slow, causing fewer rounds to strike the target. ECA 1.4 uses the real muzzle velocities, so all your ammo is faster. This leads to far less "bullet drop", you shoot flatter, especially at longer ranges, and also means that you won't have to lead as much with deflection shots (this is especially useful when attacking enemy bombers). ECA 1.4 also employs the real rates of fire; stock EAW 1.2 has some weapons firing too fast (which allows you to put more rounds on target, but depletes ammo more quickly than it should), and others too slow (the opposite effect: now it's hard to get kills). ECA 1.4 rectifies this. The ECA Readme file includes information concerning how many seconds of firing time you have for each gun on each aircraft.
Also it was determined that certain weapons did not have any difference between them, for an example: in stock EAW the MG/FF (used on the Bf109E, Bf110C) and the MG/FF/M (used on Fw-190A4 and Ju-88C6) has the same muzzle velocity, (both had 1520FPS), whereas in real life there is quite a big difference. (1870FPS vs 2263FPS). As you can see this would have a very detrimental effect on the firepower of the Fw-190A4 or Ju-88C. Infact the MG/FF/Ms on these plane have almost the same MV as the MG151s! (2262 vs 2427)
There are many more examples of this that have been fixed by ECA1.4.
Bullet Trajectory; "stock" EAW will have greater trajectory loss than ECA. With ECA gun models, I don't think you'll notice much effect at ranges under 750 feet (unless you are flying something with MGFF or MGFF/M cannon). The most obvious times that trajectory effects due to velocity loss are noticeable are when you attack bombers. To see what I mean, try attacking some and open fire from about 2,000 feet back. See where your tracers go, and adjust your aim accordingly.

d) adds some new ordnance to the game (especially useful for the now-flyable bombers!)

e) increases the number of hitpoints required to destroy airplanes.

ECA Installed:
ECA doesn't really "run"; it's simply a set of add-on files that will be in your EAW directory (the folder titled "European Air War" in which eaw.exe is located). In the readme file for ECA it lists all the filenames for ECA. There is no verification procedure. It either works (if all the files exist in your EAW directory) or not. If ECA works, it is installed O.K.

ECA in Campaigns:
a) Start a new career.
When you begin a new career or Campaign, you have a choice as to which unit you wish to fly with. Keep rolling through them on the selection menu and you will eventually find an aircraft you are looking for. The new aircraft should be available in the historically relevant periods. Cycle through the available squadrons in a campaign by clicking on the squadron name.

For an Example, In the German 1940 campaign, there are 9 available squadrons. As you cycle through you will see in succession 3 BF109E squadrons (II/KG2, III/KG2 and II/JG26), then I/KG51 (Ju88A), another Bf109E squadron (II/JG51), then III/StG2 (Ju87), II/KG53 (He111), and finally II/ZG26 and EGr210 (both Bf110). Likewise for the B26 in the 1943 and 1944 U.S. campaigns, the Mosquito in the R.A.F. 1943 and 1944 campaigns, etc.

ECA and Online Multiplayer:
If you have ECA 1.4 installed, you could only play online ANYWHERE with somebody else who has ECA 1.4 (and only ECA 1.4---i.e., not ECA Control Panel) installed. That is because in EAW v1.2, there is a "file checker" which makes certain that everybody in an online game has the same set of flight data for all of their aircraft. That prevents cheating (creating airplanes that are virtually unbeatable). ECA modifies some of the flight and gun data to make them more realistic, and these changes are what the file checker looks for. Note: The most common add-on in the olden days was to use "ECA Online".
To fly offline then online, You need EITHER "ECA 1.4" or "ECA Control Panel". To fly 7 of the 10 originally non-flyable aircraft, you need "ECA 1.4". To be able to switch back and forth between flight models (such as ECA, ECA Online, "clean/stock" EAW, etc.) you need something like "Scorpion's ECA Enabler", "EAW Configurtion Manager (eawcm)", Dolfo's batch files, or something similar. The "Enabler" is good, but if all you want to do is switch back and forth between ECA and "stock" EAW (and possibly the 'ECA Online' FM's), then would only require something like "eawcm" or Dolfo's batch files. Basically all of these programs do the same thing; switch flight models.

About Single Mission and Bomber (Mosquito):
You will find you can no longer select the secondary aircraft (bombers) for an escort mission in....British fighters in a single mission.
This a quirk of using the EAW/ECA combination. In stock EAW, the only bomber available to the British for escort in Single Missions is the Mosquito. But in ECA, the Mosquito's designation has become a flyable fighter. Therefore, EAW no longer recognizes it as a bomber! The result: you can't escort it on an escort mission! Since it's the only British bomber in the game, that means no aircraft to escort as a British pilot! So it's just an inconvenience: it's the trade-off for being able to fly the Mosquito as a fighter-bomber, a side-effect of making the only British bomber in EAW into a fighter.
 

Bombers still get fighter sweeps in ECA, instead of Bomber missions....
Unfortunately, that's one of the limitations of ECA. You would need to change the mission structure but Microprose has not released the source code for EAW or anything like it that at the time these FM's where made.  As a result, it was impossible to introduce true bomber missions into the sim. The bombers will suffer from the difficulty of trying to fly bomber missions in a sim designed for fighter combat! The premature jettisoning of bombs and bombers turning back early seem to be manifestations of this. The same is true concerning the lack of fighter escort when you fly a bomber: they think you can take care of yourself (Your Bombers are truly viewed as fighters!). Remember EAW, like its competitors, was designed as a FIGHTER sim. All the missions are "fighter missions"----there really is nothing for bombers! There is currently nothing that can be done to change the missions.

There is currently no way to set up a campaign centered entirely on bomber or bomber-type missions. But you can minimize the number of "fighter-style" assignments and increase your attack missions by choosing your base campaign carefully. For instance, if you fly an Allied bomber (Mosquito or B-26), the 1944 Tempest campaigns are probably going to be a good choice. They will still have fighter sweeps and maybe an escort mission every now and then, but are heavy on airfield, radar station, etc. attacks and on interdiction missions (vs. mostly trains or half-track convoys). I think you have fewer good choices as a German pilot, but you might try Eprobungstaffel 210 in the Battle of Britain, which is supposed to have more fighter-bomber missions (I think). Charles Gunst has already done a great deal of this in the add-on campaigns that are part of ECA. But like I said, unfortunately, the fighter missions are one of the limitations that this great add-on (ECA) is forced to work under.
 

When Your Squad of Bombers drop their bombs before or shortly after take off:
It has something to do with EAW and unflyable planes, It's another side-effect caused by the basic fact that EAW is a single-seat fighter sim, and editing it to allow bombers to be flown is pushing it. If I hit the 'autopilot' key, your bombs will automatically drop. This seems unavoidable (as far as Charles Gunst has determined). But you can try the "Alt + N" method while you're still on the runway! Yes, this WILL eliminate the "thrill" of trying to coax a B-26 into the air off of a short runway, but it SHOULD get you and your squadron to the target area with all ordnance still on board. It will also prevent you from having to fly forever to get to the target!
 

Commanding Bomber Squad:
As far as commands go being the squadron CO allows you to give orders to the whole squadron. I would think that the best missions for bombers would be interdiction or other form of fighter-bomber missions since your designated target is already on the ground. That way, your AI mates should already be "locked" into that target. You would probably have to give them explicit orders to "target fighters" before they would go after enemy fighters. Unfortunately, this might not be an option on traditional fighter-type missions, since your AI pilots will likely be targeting enemy aircraft to begin with (there's no "target ground objects" command, just "attack ground targets") and there doesn't seem to be a reliable way to get them to change to a ground target!

Some more problems that can't be fixed with the EAW/ECA:
Most of the problems listed below are unavoidable (as far as Charles Gunst has determined).

-The STUKA. Aside from the missing dive brakes, this is the most workable of the new planes. The only issue with this one is the lack of escort. Since this plane replaced a 109 squadron, it is assumed as needing no escort. Thus the Stukas often do not get an escort, because EAW treats them as fighters, and fighters do not need one.
-With the Ju88 or the Heinkel-111 for an example, When the mission starts, note the position of my aircraft on the runway. This is important, because after takeoff, approximately 5 minutes into the flight, all the planes that were behind me on the flightline will dump their bombs into the trees and turn for home. Some will land back at the base, others will circle endlessly around the base. This happens every mission. And again, the jettisoning of bombs by the Ju88A and He111 is something a fighter would do (although interestingly, as an aside, fighters per se do not do it in combat - it must be related to the size of the bomb load).Hitting Alt-N should get you to the target with your bomb load - either shortly after take-off or on the runway.
-When you approach for landing with a Ju-88, as you get near the ground, the bomber will suddenly begin making pitching maneuvers towards the ground and back up again. This makes landing almost impossible. You usually will have to land on one wheel, and jam the stick in the opposite direction, and if your fast enough, the plane will slam down hard onto the ground and stick.

Enemy Coast Ahead Control Panel or ECAPanel: (ecapnl44.zip 238kb)
by Charles Gunst.
A nifty Windows based utility allows the player to choose different planes, variants and sub-variants. A companion program to ECA listed above. ECA Panel is an aircraft-swapping and squadron-editing program. Stock EAW has limit of 30 aircraft, 20 of which were originally flyable. With ECA (listed above), an additional 7 of the non-flyable aircraft are now flyable (although those are only available in campaigns). This ECAPANEL complements ECA by enabling easy swapping of hundreds aircraft flight models within the 30-aircraft limit. Older version: ECAPNL20.ZIP 387KB, ecapnl32.zip 489kb , ecapnl33.zip , ecapnl34.zip, ecapnl35.zip , ecapnl36.zip 0.5MB , Ecapnl42.zip

ECAP Handles different aircraft settings:
It changes the names, flight models/damage models, armament, muzzle flash positions and ordnance loads of any aircraft you select. (what it does not do is load in the required skins(P****.TPCs) and the three dimensional models(P****.3DZ's), you do that manually or with a skin manager program.) Note: Every time the Panel is started, it automatically checks to see if the data in the Planes.dat and Flt files match what is showing in Panel's aircraft slots. If anything is different, Panel then rewrites the files to reflect the data in Panel.

Fly more than 300 different aircraft models in EAW. Now with Russian, French, Italian, Japanese and Pacific aircraft...Note: this changes the flight models, it improves the default planes so that the original over-modeling of Brit planes and under-modeling of US and Axis planes is reduced somewhat....it also adds the flight models of a huge range of new planes for the 'plane slots' in the original game...(it does not add the new 3Dz shapes or new skins for the new planes so you have to install those plane files separately), If you don't then the plane you set in ecapanel will 'look' the same as the stock plane occupying that slot in game, but will 'fly' like the new one...

ECA improved with ECA Panel:
When you add ECA Panel to ECA that's when things REALLY begin to take off. Panel lets you choose between flight models for over 200 different aircraft! ECA and ECA Panel do not include skins and shapes; you still have to load them separately (but that's not very hard). It is ECA Panel's ability to create so many different flight models that takes EAW into a whole new realm: brand new theaters like the Pacific, the Mediterranean, or Russia, and even lets you fly some of the lesser known aircraft. (It also lets you fly some of the variants of the main combatants in Europe---Need more punch for your Me109G to knock down those heavy bombers? Try ECA Panel's "Bf109G-10/R4", with three 30mm cannon---but beware of the loss in performance imposed by the gondola-mounted external cannon! You want to really go ship-hunting with a 57mm-armed Mosquito MkXVIII? It's in there! What about the twelve .50 calibers on the P-38L--try that out on enemy planes [!] or fourteen .50's on the A-26B Invader--for some real ground-pounding....Or maybe you would you like to see how the P-80 Shooting Star would have fared against the Me262? You can fly those planes, too!) Some more include the Ta183, also the Sturm versions of the Bf109 and Fw190. They have the under-wing cannon pods so commonly found on the intercept aircraft of WWII. Another addition is the Ju87G-1. This is the tank-buster. It has the two 37mm cannon pods under the wings and really kicks some Sherman butt!

Picking the Planes you have a choice. You can manually select the planes for the theater you want, or, in the drop down boxes on the menu list, you can select a era or theater and the changes will be made for you. But, the selection is not automatic...you must pick the planes/era/theater yourself.

In order to get all of these additional aircraft you must use this separate add-on. For instance, let's say you enjoy flying the workhorse of the Luftwaffe, the Me-109. But you find that the standard armament of one 20mm MG151 cannon and two 13mm MG131 machine guns of the stock 109G6 is not heavy enough to tackle the relentless waves of American daylight bombers. ECA Panel offers the ability to simply replace the G6 with, say, a 109G6/R6 with two extra 20mm cannon slung under the wings. Still not enough firepower for you? How about the 109G6/R4 with two extra MK 108 30mm cannon? It's only a mouse click away. The extra armament is not without it's price. Flight models reflect the extra drag and weight of these "gundolas" under the wings.

The following aircraft can replace the standard 109G6 alone: 109F4, 109F4/R1,109G2, 109G6/R4, 109G6/R6, the very fast 109G10 and the 109G10/R4. For Allied planes, there are 6 variants of the fabled Mustang and an unbelievable 12 different marks of the world famous Spitfire! In addition, ECA Panel, also allows the player to fly Russian planes like the MiG-3, Yak-3, Yak-9 and La-7. Japanese planes include the ultra-maneuverable A6M5" Zero", D3A2 "Val" and the G4M2 "Betty". Even Italian ships are there, among them the Fiat G.55 and the Macchi C.200. Unfortunately any of these variants will retain the shape of the plane it replaces. For instance, the Zero will appear as a FW-190. Add a Japanese skin, however, and it's not too hard to "see" it as a Zero.

These aircraft's ECA Control Panel "alter egos" (Mosquito/F7F Tigercat, Stuka/Val, B-26/A-26 Invader, He111/G4M2 Betty, Me410/J1N1 Gekko, etc.). These aircraft can only be flown in campaigns simply because the aircraft type were not originally flyable in stock EAW. The other aircraft can be use in single or campaign mode.

Saving your changes before exiting:
You will have to do that in order to make your changes permanent. Go to the File menu in the upper left corner of the window and click on it. Select Save. Then you can exit.

ECAPanel contains a changed PLANES.DAT Render Distance Mod:
Charles has manipulated the values so you can have better detail of the planes at longer distances...
Stock EAW has 4 different distances for drawing aircraft pictures, which are fixed in PLANES.DAT.
For the B26 the original stock figures are:
8400: Close picture (.tex skin)
25200: Medium picture (.tes skin)
75600: Far picture (tan color)*
226800: Dot distance (a speck)
The unit is, I think, 21 feet, so the close picture distance is 400 feet, the medium picture distance 1200 feet etc.

*The TAN color results from a color index defined inside the 3DZ file to paint the elements that make the shape at long distance. Only the medium and close shapes use textured polygons. This is independent of EAW slot used. So the long range distant colors are from the 3DZ model file, not the skin files, usually green or tan.

.TES Skins:
You do not need the *.tes files if you are playing with higher detail settings. "Experiments" show that the *.tes files are skins that are used only in low resolution and/or low detail settings - long range sights of the skins are included in the skins themselves! Another way to view the TES files without actually flying, is to set the Plane Detail to LOW, then goto the aircraft viewer in the plane data section. So making a .TES skin for a plane is a waste of time on modern computer systems that will always use the high detail setting.

Skins and Plane Shapes:
The Read Me file for ECA Control Panel clearly states that ECA CP only changes the flight models and the labels of the aircraft, NOT THE ARTWORK OR SHAPES of the planes. If you want different paint schemes or shapes, then you will indeed have to add skins yourself. It would be unrealistic to expect ECA CP to switch skins. There are way too many to choose from to satisfy everybody, not to mention the difficulty of trying to incorporate a substantial number into the program!

Other add-on managers let you have the proper aircraft skins and shapes to go with the flight models in ECA panel...EAW Stab can manage ECApanel for you...you do have to make one simple change: I'm not sure if the lastest STAB versions works properly, but you might have to open the older ECAmap file (in your ECAP folder) with notepad and change the line at the top from: VersionString=v4.3 to VersionString=v4.4  Otherwise STAB can't find the new ECAP files since it looks for the 4.3 versions. You will have to change it back to 4.3 if you decide to go back to what you had before.

ECAP and Incorrect Data Size On Plane.Dat:
This may come from running ECAPANEL.EXE in your EAW directory (the one with EAW.EXE in it) without ECAPANEL.DAT being there as well. The TXT file that comes with ECA Control Panel emphasizes that you MUST have both of these files in your EAW directory.

The reason is this. When it runs, ECAPANEL.EXE extracts PLANES.DAT (a file that MUST be 6484 bytes long, or you will get that error message) from ECAPANEL.DAT, but if ECAPANEL.DAT is not present it creates a file 6484 bytes in length in lieu, but one filled with zeros, not data. You may then get this error message. Check the PLANES.DAT file in your EAW directory. Is it filled simply with zeros?

Alternatively, your PLANES.DAT has simply been corrupted somehow.

The solution is simple, either way. Make sure both ECAPANEL.EXE and ECAPANEL.DAT are in your EAW directory, then run ECAPANEL in that directory. Hit "Reset" and exit, then try EAW. It should work fine.

Multiplayer and ECA/ECA Control Panel:
1. Everyone must have the same version of ECA Control Panel (the EXE file and the DAT file).
2. You must ensure that all aircraft choices are identical. I recommend using Reset and then changing manually, to a pre-agreed list.

The EAW built in file checker looks at the information for ALL 30 aircraft in EAW! If you are going to use ECA Control Panel online, every player involved in the game must have exactly the same data for ALL aircraft. In addition, ECA CP uses the ECA data for the 30 original aircraft. This data is different from the default stock EAW data. To use ECA Control Panel online, first you must be in a game in which ALL the other players must have ECA CP. Secondly, ALL of you must have the exact same panel configuration (all 30 aircraft must be set exactly the same on everybody's panel). The easiest way to do this is to go the "File" menu and select "Reset all data". All players in the game should do this. Then make sure EVERYBODY is clear on which aircraft are to be selected. After doing this, you SHOULD be able to make it work.

ECA Control Panel 2.0 does only two things, but they are pretty important!
a) ECA CP 2.0 let's you fly about 200 different models of aircraft! ECA incorporates a new ".flt" file (flight data) for each aircraft and also makes changes to the "Planes.dat" file (planes data). Control Panel 2.0 writes a new .flt file and changes the Planes.dat file for whatever aircraft you select to fly. This "new" plane occupies one of the slots allocated to a flyable version----you can still only have 30 aircraft in EAW (20 original, 7 flyable with ECA, plus the 4-engine bombers and the V-1). Some of these 200 aircraft are completely different, others are subvariants. This is especially true of the German fighters, which now have a myriad of armament choices. This is yet another reason to get Control Panel 2.0: So you can upgun your Luftwaffe aircraft for taking on American bombers!

Examples: The Me109K slot is used for five aircraft--------Me109K-4 (1 30mm cannon, 2 MG131 13mm machine guns), Me1009K-4/R4 (same armament, but with extra 2 MG151 20mm cannon under the wings), Me109K-6 (same armament as K-4/R4 but with 30mm cannon instead of 20's), Kawasaki Ki-64 (Japanese fighter), and Fiat G.55 (an Italian fighter).

The Me109G slot produces no less than ELEVEN planes!

The Spitfire MkIX is used for 7 airplanes: the basic Spit IX, 3 differently armed versions of the Spitfire MkV, and 3 different versions of the Russian Yak-9!

b) ECA CP 2.0 incorporates what is called the "Squadron Editor" function. This allows you to access the files for each of the careers you are running in EAW and edit the information in them. You can change your unit's aircraft, base, date of mission, etc. and you can change your squadron's pilots' names, ranks, fatigue and morale levels, status (you can "resurrect" KIA pilots, for instance), victory totals, etc. P.S. you can change your own info too!
You can also change whatever aircraft you are now flying in a campaign to any of the flyable models (including the new 7) with ECA Control Panel's "Squadron Editor" function. If you either don't have or don't want Control Panel but still want to be able to have the functions of the "Squadron Editor" you can download "EAW Pilot", which does the same thing. In fact, "EAW Pilot" is really what is incorporated in "ECA Control Panel" as the Squadron Editor.

Also includes the "Squadron Editor"
which allows you to change many things in offline career mode, so you can change the aircraft assigned to your squadron in campaigns, and refresh your squadron pilots, plus a feature to switch place names to different theatres, and more. Includes the option of changing all the names of the bases and targets to names found in different theaters. You can now have all the names in EAW reflect the Pacific, North Africa/the Mediterranean, and the Russian Front! Change your virtual pilot's name, the name and important information for every pilot in your unit (including his Morale and Fatigue levels, plus his status: Active, KIA, etc.!!!); or change your unit's base of operations or the type of aircraft you fly! (The "Squadron Editor" is also available as a "stand-alone" program separate from the ECA Control Panel-----this "stand-alone" program is called "EAWPilot".)

To access the "Squadron Editor", you first open "ECA Control Panel 2.0".
Here is my step-by-step approach:

Replace your squadron's aircraft in a current campaign with a new plane:
You can't start a career with one of the ECA planes, this is the case with most of the aircraft in ECA Control Panel.  [note: you must complete at least one mission in the campaign in order for EAW to save a career file. This establishes a career file that can be edited. If you do not complete the first mission, there will be no campaign!] Then use the "Squadron Editor" feature in ECA CP to switch your unit over to the plane of your choosing. You can also change the name of your unit, it's base, etc. using SE.

Here are some instructions on using the Squadron Editor:

1) First, open ECA Control Panel. Once you have Control Panel opened, you should see 4 entries across the top: "File", "Reset", "About", and "Squadron Editor". Click on "Squadron Editor".

2) Now the entire Panel should change as the "Squadron Editor" appears. At the top of it should be the following: "File" and "Aircraft Editor". If you click on "Aircraft Editor" you will be returned to the original Panel that came up. To change or view information in careers, such as to change your plane, you must click on "File".

3) A drop-down menu should appear. Then click on "Open" on this drop-down menu.

4) In the next box that appears, you should see "File Name" on the left, with "*.sve" underneath it. Below this will be a list of any careers that you are currently running. The bad news: EAW does not store career files with names like "Capt. John Doe, 4th Fighter Group". Instead your files will have names like "career00.sve", "career01.sve", etc.! The only way to know which one is what will be to actually open each one! To open one, you simply double click it. This should now give you all the pertinent information that you can change. Find the category that you wish to select, and click the little triangle to the right. A drop-down menu should appear, listing your new choices. Note that you can change the name of each pilot in your squadron (including your own) by text editing their entries!

***IMPORTANT***
Whatever changes you make will not be saved if you now click on the "x" in the upper right corner. To save your changes, YOU MUST GO BACK TO THE "FILE" MENU, AND CHOOSE "Save"!!! NOW you may exit!

Squadron Editor/Campaign Editor Uses:
-You can use it to change the fatigue and morale settings if it seems your pilots aren't getting enough rest. It tells you how many flyable planes are left and, if you keep track of each mission, you can see how your wingman did in the last mission. Iit makes you more aware of the squadron as a whole.
-To change the base at which your squadron is deployed. For instance, If you sometimes like to base the Staffel deep inside Germany in 1943. Especially careers in Zerstorers like the 410. The American daylight bombers come without escort, and it is fun to intercept them without any pesky fighters to worry about. That is until they show up in '44.
-To check fatigue from time to time. Then you know which pilots need a well deserved rest.
-To change the names of AI pilots in my squadron in the (relatively rare) cases when the computer generates a ridiculous-sounding, immersion-destroying one (I actually had a P/O Allen Allen once!), when several pilots have the same last name (two is OK, but 3 or more doesn't seem realistic in a squadron of only 12 pilots!), or when I just don't like the name!
-To set up a "special" squadron with custom names you pick for pilots. Running a campaign in which you replaced the original squadron name with a number that was not used and changed the pilots' names to those of your choice. (You will find that when you do this you may find it easier to really start paying attention to the fatigue/morale values for all the pilots and make a very strong effort to juggle who needs the most rest vs. the need for the mission to succeed) I've noticed some interesting things. One for instance: one of my pilots seems to tire VERY quickly (more than usual) when he flys a mission. But his morale drops heavily when he doesn't fly----more heavily than the other pilots when they don't fly!
-You may choose to just monitor fatigue/morale levels (without reduceing them) for your pilots when you are a squadron CO to see who needs rest.
-You may want to change bases and/or aircraft.
-Perhaps to revive KIA/MIA pilots when their losses occurred in some unrealistic manner (for instance, when flying a Mustang campaign in '44-'45, If you have been trying to build up medal points. After the "Mission Completed" message, I've found that if I order the rest of the squadron to go home, they all follow me wherever I go! This is not only annoying, but it's dangerous for me when I'm trying to set up a strafing run and I have 11 other airplanes in close proximity to me--the risk of collision is quite high! No matter what I order ["loiter here", "return to base", etc.] I can't get them to leave. So I make sure that I continually give the order to "attack bandits" periodically throughout the flight, thereby allowing myself to separate from the rest of the squadron. When the "Mission Accomplished" message comes through, I pause the game and check (F9) to see if each of my pilots is still there. If they are, then I figure that in real life I would've ordered them to join me, but when I go to attack a ground target they would respond accurately to the "loiter here" command [away from light AAA] when I start setting up my strafing attack. If any of them are lost on the way back, I use the Editor to revive them.).
-Monitoring other data. For this I use Nick Bell's DOS-based program, the EAW Career Editor. It provided the basis for making the Windows application, EAW Pilot/Squadron Editor. However, You will find that Nick Bell's DOS app offers more criteria concerning values for the pilots.
-You can even change the country designation to a Spit being German so gunners will not shoot you on take off/landing! Select the Spit in the squadron screen and fly a "captured" Spit vs RAF Spits!

Install Help:
To use ECA Panel 2.0 or the latest version you must also have Enemy Coast Ahead 1.4 or the latest version. (ECA 1.4 is about an 7.6MB download. If you already have an earlier edition of ECA, there is a much smaller [141Kb] ECA 1.4 Update you can download instead which will bring your earlier version up to 1.4 level). You have to install ECA 1.4 first, then install ECA Panel 2.0. Install them directly into you're eaw folder
C:\Program Files\MicroProse Software\European Air War
Then you're done. With eca2.0 control panel executable you will want to create a shortcut on your desktop. Locate the ecapanel icon in your eaw folder and (left click) drag to desktop. A shortcut will be created on your desktop. Then double click the shortcut to open up the panel and you'll see all the aircraft selections, etc.
The different cannon armament will not appear in your options in EAW, you will have to choose your particular plane in ECA Panel before you actually start EAW. Your choice will then be used by ALL of THAT TYPE of aircraft in your game (example: if you select Me109G-6/R6 in the Panel, then all the Me109G's in the game will be Me109G-6/R6's). If you want a different type of Me109G for your next game, you simply change the Me109G entry in ECA Panel to whatever you want prior to starting your next game.

More Install Help If all else fails:
Re-install or add a new separate EAW installation, and begin from scratch. Patch with the official MPS v1.2. After that, the order of installation is: ECA v.1.4 or latest version-> ECA Panel v.2.0 or latest version. (Remember, ECA can work by itself, but the ECA Control Panel needs ECA in order to function.)

The full list of aircraft available in ECA Control Panel v4.4 is as follows:

P38H:
P38 H, P38D,P38 F, Whirlwind Mk I, Mosquito VI, Beaufighter Mk IF, Meteor Mk III, Yak-4, Potez 631, Blenheim Mk IV 

P38J:
P38J, P38L, P38L1-LO, P61 Black Widow, F7F Tigercat, Fokker G1, Sukhoi Su-9, Breguet 693< Vampire FB Mk 5

P47C:
P47C, P47B, P43A Lancer, F6F-3 Hellcat, F6F-5 Hellcat, F4F-3 Wildcat, F4F-4 Wildcat, F2A-2 Buffalo, F3F-2, P47D-23, Sukhoi Su-2, SB2U Vindicator

P47D:
P47D, P47M, XP-72, P47N, F8F-1 Bearcat, TBF Avenger, SB2C Helldiver, Il-2m3 Stormovik, Hurricane Mk I, F-86A Sabre

P51B:
P51B, Mustang I, Mustang IA, A-36A Apache, F4U-4A Corsair, P40E Warhawk, P40N Warhawk, P39D Airacobra, TBD Devastator, SBD Dauntless, Fairey Battle Mk I, Fairey Swordfish, PZL P.23b, Yak-1

P51D:
P51D, P-82 Twin Mustang, P51H, F4U-1A, F4U-4C, F4U-5 and F2G Corsair, P63B Kingcobra, P80C Shooting Star, Fokker D-XXI

B26 :
B26B Marauder, A26B Invader, P61B Black Widow, Ilyushin Il-4, B25B Mitchell, B25J Mitchell, Boston III, PBY-5A Catalina, Amiot 354 B4, Blenheim Mk I, C47 Dakota

B17:
B17D, B17E, B17F, B17G, B29, Pe-8, G8N1 Rita, Fw 200 Condor

B24:
B24D, B24G, B24H, B24J, B24J (RAF), Lancaster Mk I, Halifax Mk III, Stirling Mk III, Leo 451

Hurricane:
Hurricane I, Hurricane IIb, Hurricane IIc, Hurricane IId, Hurricane IV, Polikarpov I-153, Polikarpov I-16, MiG-3, MiG-3T, Kittyhawk IA (P40E), Morane-Saulnier MS.406, PZL P.11c, CA-3 Wirraway

Spitfire I:
Spitfire I, Spitfire Ib, Spitfire IIa, Spitfire IIb, Spitfire Vb, Fulmar Mk II, LaGG-3, Dewoitine D.520, P39Q Airacobra, PZL P.24A, Gauntlet Mk II, Boomerang II

Spitfire IX:
Spitfire IX, Spitfire Va, Spitfire Vb, Spitfire Vc, Spitfire VIII, Spitfire XVI, Yak-7B, Yak-9D, Yak-9U, Yak-9P, Caudron C.714, Gladiator Mk I, PZL P.7c, Hudson MkIII, Ventura Mk I

Spitfire XIV:
Spitfire XIV, Spitfire XIVc, Spitfire XXI, Seafire Mk 47, Spitfire XII, Yak-3, Yak-3P, Yak-3M, Bloch MB 155, Polikarpov I-15, Polikarpov I-152, Mustang IV

Typhoon:
Typhoon Ib, Typhoon Ia, Defiant Mk I, Tomahawk Mk IA (P40B), Lavochkin La-5, Lavochkin La-5FN, Curtiss Hawk 75A, A-35B Vengeance, Hawker Fury II

Tempest:
Tempest V, Tempest VI, Tempest I, Skua Mk II, Kittyhawk Mk IA (P40E), Sea Fury Mk 10, Lavochkin La-7, Lavochkin La-11, Bloch MB 152, Boeing P-26A

Mosquito:
Mosquito VI, Mosquito IV, Beaufort Mk I, Hornet Mk3, Beaufighter Mk IF,Petlyakov Pe-2, Petlyakov Pe-3, Potez 630, Potez 631, PZL P.37B Elk, Wellington Mk I, Tupolev SB-2

Bf109E:
Bf109E3, Bf109B2, Bf109E1, Bf109E4, Bf109E8, Bf109F2, Ki-43 Oscar, Ki-27 Nate, Macchi C.202, He112B1, He162A2, Bf109Z1, F2A-1 Buffalo

Bf109G :
Bf109F4, Bf109F4/R1, Bf109G6, Bf109G2, Bf109G6/R6, Bf109G10, Bf109G10/R4, Ki-61-Ia Tony, Ki-61-Ib Tony, Ki-61-II Tony, Macchi C.205 V, Fiat G.50bis, Dewoitine D.520 (Vichy), Hs 123 A1, Go229A1

Bf109K:
Bf109K4, Bf109K6, Bf109G14, Me163B1, Ta183A1, Ki-44 Tojo, N1K1 Rex, N1K2 George, Ki-200, Fiat G.55, Ju87B2, Ju87G1, He51B1, MiG-15

Bf110C:
Bf110C4, Bf110F1, Bf110F4, Bf110F4a, Ta154A1, Ar 234B2, Ar 234B6, He219A7, Ki-45 Nick, Fl-282, F1M2 Pete

Bf110G:
Bf110G2, Bf110G4, Bf110G4/R4, Me410A2, Me410B6, Ju88G7, Ki-46 Dinah, Ki-96 Toryu, Meridionali Ro58, Me210A1

Me410:
Me410A2, Me210A1, Me410A1, Me410B2/R5, Me410B2/U2, Me410B2/U4, Me410B6, Hs 129 B2/R2, J1N1-S Gekko, Ki-102 Randy

Fw190A:
Fw190A1, Fw190A4, Fw190A6, Fw190A8, Fw190A8/R1, Fw190A8/R2 Fw190A8/R3, Fw190F8, A6M2 Zero, A6M5 Zero, J2M3 Jack, Macchi C.200, Reggiane Re.2000, IAR-80b, Fw190TL

Fw190D:
Fw190D9, Fw190D11, Fw190D13, Ta152C2, Ta152H1, Do335A1, Do335B1, A5M4 Claude, Ki-84 Frank, Ki-100, A6M2 Rufe, J7W1 Shinden, Fiat CR-32, Fiat CR-42

Me262:
Me262A1, Me262A1/U1, Me262A1/U4, Me262A2, Me262A2/U1, Me262B1/U1, Nakajima J9N1 Kikka, Nakajima J9N3 Kikka, Ki-201 Karyu

Ju88A:
Ju88A4, Ju88A13, Ju88S2, Do17Z2, Do217J2, Ki-21 Sally, Ki-49 Helen, P1Y1 Frances, Q1W1 Lorna, Fiat BR.20M Cicogna

Ju88C:
Ju88C6, Ju88G7, Ju88R2, He219A7, Do17Z, Ki-48 Lily, P1Y2-S Kyokko, SM.81, Ju287

Ju87:
Ju87B, Ju87D, Ju87G, Fw190F8, D3A2 Val, B5N2 Kate, B6N2 Jill, B7A2 Grace, E13A Jake, Breda Ba 65

He111:
He111H2, Ju52/3m, Me323V1, G4M2 Betty, G4M3 Betty, Ki67 Peggy, H6K4 Mavis, SM-79bis

V1:
V1, Okha, Kamikaze Zero, Kamikaze Val
 

ECA Online or ECAO: (ecao14.zip 19kb)
by JG300x_Wurger aka Hakan Langebro and Charles Gunst.
So you want realism? Try this. Applies new realistic flight models and gun position corrections (for online use). The ECAOnline was a try to get standard FMs that all should be used for all online pilots. Designed by an actual aerospace engineer who is also a pilot, it is a separate version from ECA, it changes the flight models even further than ECA did! In ECAO you have exactly the same amount of aircraft as in the patched EAW v1.2 with the following exception; The Fw190-A8 that is normally found in the regular EAW 1.2 has been changed so that it is the more nimble FW190-A4 version. The A8 was predominantly used for Bomber Intercepts, but it lacked the maneuverability to dog fight. The A4 however was Germany's premier Focke Wulf dogfighter capable of going Head to Head with the fabled Spit IXC. Old Versions: ecaonl121.zip 19kb

Newly Created Flight Models for ECAO:

Hakan Langebro (10-31-1999) has created new flight models for Gunst:
We are together putting up a website for the ECA's and the new "ECA ONLINE" which is a new version with the new flight models. The ECA ONLINE is going to be a slimmed down version with only the necessary files for flying online. I am currently beta testing the aircraft and working on the website. All the aircraft performance are based upon real flight test data and flight test reports that I have been able to dig up. I work as an aerospace engineer and fortunately I have access to alot of reports like these! The ECA ONLINE will be created for online use and when all players have that add-on (and no other gun patch etc) the players will be compatible. I have tested several models together with my beta testers online and it works just fine, but the trick is that all players will have to use only this add-on to play. So look out, it will soon be ready. Both Charles and I are busy professionals that are doing this on our spare time, so please be patient 
The website will show the difference in between the aircraft, such as roll rates at different speeds, turn rate and turn radius, top speeds at sea level and at ceiling and best altitude etc. Altogether it is a very complete package and I have done alot of research to make it as realistic as possible. I hope you all will use it and enjoy it online when we release it!!

Completed First Version of ECAO:

Hakan Langebro (11-08-1999) Welcome! Charles Gunst and myself, Hakan Langebro, have finally completed ECA ONLINE with brand new flight models. All the flight characteristics changes are explained in detail on our website. It is an online game only, but you can use the files for your regular ECA if you want. I did the flight models and Charles did the weapons.

Beta Testing of ECAO:

Hakan Langebro (??-??-1999)Greetings gentlemen!!! I am glad you like it. Needless to say, I have devoted the past couple of months (ask my girlfriend....)to this task and so far from the people that Beta tested the models and from the feedback I've got, everybody seems to be very pleased with it!! I think Charles will update coming versions of ECA (offline) with these models and whenever I find data on the rest of the aircraft in the game I will change them too. I will not change any aircraft unless I have sufficient information to base the changes upon, that would be cheating!! :)
Charles is working on ECA v1.5 which I believe will include some new aircraft (cant tell which ones....).
Anyway, enjoy and I'll see you all online!
Charles (12-15-1999) I am thinking about putting the ECA Online flight models into ECA Control Panel, but it will be a big job, because every aircraft (150+) in ECAPANEL starts from the base flight model, and then has changes made to it 'on the fly'. Thus, changing the base flight model involves checking every other flight model for consequential changes.

ECAO v1.2:

Hakan Langebro (12-13-1999) I didn't do any changes on the Spits this time in v1.2. I feel they are quite accurate, but most people flying them think that I have decimated them.....I can see this happen when you are used to fly the EAW version, but the version in ECAONLINE has the same turn radius but different roll rates and stick sensitivity. I felt, from a real pilots point of view, that no aircraft will fly when you yank the stick all the way back in a sharp turn, it will undoubtedly stall. The Spit had a very small margin of stability, which means that it doesn't take much to make it react to control inputs. 
Personally, I think that most aircraft in the game are quite accurate at this time. I am still trying to figure out some of the "unknown" parameters in the code...but it is very tough.... I hope you guys enjoy it!!

V1.3 of ECA Online is finally released:

It took us 4 months and 7 BETA's to finally reach our goals to make this the most historically and technically accurate add-on to EAW.

FM's are super-realistic in terms of performance. The flight models were developed, tested, tweaked, tested again, tweaked again, etc., for 4 months by the creator of ECAO and a myriad of beta testers, all in an effort to get the flight models as close to the real-world flight data for these aircraft as possible. The result is (IMHO) the most well-researched, historically accurate, balanced set of flight models yet produced for EAW. 

Due to the nature of the EAW code, not ALL the parameters can be met but this is as close as I think can be achieved to actual best known aircraft performance. The speeds at sea level and best altitude should be very close as well as climb rates. The Spitfires were used as baseline for turn capability and all the other aircraft were adjusted accordingly. ALL the planes are modeled with their equivalent of WEP with nearly the same time limit for overheat.

There are certain things that the EAW code will not do. For example, the performance for the Mustang could not be totally correctly modeled as the power curve allowed by the EAW code is linear. The center of gravity shift as fuel is consumed from the inboard forward tanks is not modeled either. They did try and get the over all weights, initial climb rates and speeds at various altitudes correct, though. There are other slight problems as well with planes such as the Tempest not exhibiting enough speed bleed when turning or the tendency of that plane's aerilons to "grab" at stall threshold in a banked turn. He did a pretty good job of that with the FW190a4, Dora9, and Spits, though.

He found that when you tweak the parameter of one plane it would change the performance of another and that's why this mod has to be a stand alone to be properly "calibrated". If you "mix and match" flight model sets, the baseline reference gets thrown out the window. Its a pretty simple thing to understand. The integrity of a set of FMs can be corrupted....

ECAOL v1.3 is really a work of art right now. The recent scrutiny of the FM code values have found a couple of mistakes (Spitfire Ia guns and "engine bug") which means there will have to be a supplemental release.

Hakan has squeezed out so many details and nuances from a limited code with truly masterful results. Don't dismiss ECAOL1.3 without fully and objectively evaluating it. 

I have released v1.31 of ECAO:

The incorrect muzzle velocities of Spit 1, 14 and FW190A4 have been corrected, however, I dont have a fix for the engine bug. The engine bug itself is nothing else than a damage to the engine without any smoke. Some people may argue this to death and treat it the way they want, but if that is the only issue for not using ECAO 1.31, well, then I cant help you...I read a comment here on the Forum regarding the Typhoon being under modeled in turns. All numbers match however: climb, Sea level speed, best altitude speed, roll rates etc....That lack of turn would be very easy to fix by adjusting the pitch sensitivity in the .flt file.

Note Joystick Settings used for ECAO Testing:

Hakan Langebro used these settings when designing the ECAO flight models. He uses a Sidewinder FF Pro and uses a Deadzone of 10 (you can use what you want), with both joystick sensitivity (1.5) and force feedback "maxed out". Use Flight Sensitivity 1.5 to get the best performance from the Flight models!

The last version of ECAO v1.4:

by Hakan Langebro and Charles Gunst
teamed up to create the most accurate flight models for all the original stock planes in EAW. The package is called Enemy Coast Ahead Online 1.4. The install for ECAO is very easy to install, read the included read-me text file for instructions.
Procedures for making ECA ONLINE work:
1. Start from scratch. Re-install EAW on your hard drive, or install a second version.
2. Install the EAW 1.2 patch.
3. Install ECA ONLINE. Extract the zip file to you EAW folder.
4. Do not use any other add-ons, i.e. gun patches etc. Sound packs are ok. Now you are ready to play!

Manager Programs with ECA Online:

You can switch ECA Online on and off easily with the eawcm1.11 manager. This should allow you to switch easily back and forth between ECA Online and "regular" EAW. As another option, you can download the "Enabler/Disabler". A great tutorial on how to install it can be found here: Zemkes_Wolfpack website. This "Enabler/Disabler" should allow you to switch between up to four versions of EAW (!) at the click of a mouse button!

The file checker in EAW v1.2 makes it difficult (not impossible, just difficult) to use Enemy Coast Ahead for on-line play. It's even harder with ECA Panel (in fact, ECA Panel is what the primary problems stem from. There's nothing wrong with ECA Panel-----hopefully the following will explain more without being too confusing to you--it's certainly confusing to me!!). v1.2 requires ALL players in a game to have EXACTLY the same flight data or else the game will not launch. Anytime you open ECA Panel and then start an EAW game, ECA Panel writes files in your EAW Folder which will cause EAW to use whatever aircraft are showing in ECA Panel (for instance, if you last used ECA Panel to fly a German mission in 1942, you might have set all the aircraft on both sides to the ones that were available in that time period). If you try to play (on-line) with somebody whose last game was with EVEN ONE DIFFERENT flight model, your game will not launch! In order to play with someone who has ECA Panel installed, you will both have to reset your ECA Panels to ALL the same aircraft! Trying to get everything straight is a headache with two people, and sometimes seemingly impossible with 4 or more.

Charles Gunst's Enemy Coast Ahead makes changes even to the flight and weapons models of the aircraft in the original game (ex. the Spitfire MkIX in ECA has some changes compared to the Spitfire MkIX in the original EAW). These changes make the aircraft in ECA closer to the "real" aircraft than the models in the (original) EAW. This is especially true for the guns carried on the aircraft: the original EAW has muzzle velocities that are way too low and rates of fire that are incorrect, for instance.

Now, as for ECA Online, as I understand this, Hakan Langebro, an aeronautical engineer, was displeased with the flight models in the original EAW and modified them to closer reflect reality. He collaborated with Charles Gunst on some things and produced ECA Online. The name stems from the fact that the flight models are different (like Enemy Coast Ahead) but ECA Online does not have the myriad of aircraft flight models and data that you would get with a combination of Enemy Coast Ahead and ECA Panel. This means that if you want to fly online and use flight models that are more realistic than the ones in the original EAW, ECA Online allows you to do it while making it much easier to pass the "v1.2 File Checker Test". ECA Online is simply a collection of files in your EAW Folder. It makes no difference whether you are online (playing over the Internet) or playing off-line. The files stay the same.

a) ECA CP overwrites all existing .flt files and the planes.dat file with data corresponding to the aircraft that are showing in the 30 selection slots.

b) ECA CP checks the .flt and .dat files and compares the data to data for the aircraft showing in the 30 selection slots, then overwrites any files that do not conform to the ECA CP data.

As you can see, the result will be the same: when you open ECA Control Panel, you will wind up with ECA flight models, no matter what you currently have in the EAW directory.

ECA Online, of course, does not automatically do this; to replace existing flight models with ECAO ones, you must unzip or copy the ECAO flight models into the EAW directory yourself.

ECAO and Multiplay:

ECA Online also uses a completely different set of flight models from "regular" stock EAW 1.2. In fact, ECAO has a different set of flight models from ECA!  However, things are much less confusing to set up. This is because there is only one set of flight models for each of the versions of ECAO. The last version of ECAO is 1.4. If you are going to fly online with ECAO, you must first make sure everybody in the game has ECAO 1.4. You obviously must also have ECAO 1.4. That ensures that everybody has the same flight data. Again, if only one person is flying "regular" EAW 1.2 or is using ECA Control Panel, then the game will not launch.

Summary of the aircraft used in ECA Online v1.4:

The performance numbers of the aircraft in ECAO are within +/- 2-3%.

All aircraft have received a number of changes to match known data, i.e. test reports or Manufacturers data.

The aircraft in EAW v1.2 have a number of errors. Most of them are related to:

1. Speeds at Sea Level

2. Max Speeds at Best altitude

3. Roll rates

4. Climb rates

5. Turn performance

In an effort to correct these errors, the following aircraft were selected to modify since they represent the majority of the aircraft flown Online at The Zone or Kali.

ECA-Online v1.4 have all these changes implemented.

U.S. AIR FORCE

The P-51 will always be remembered as the fighter that won the air war in Europe. The P-51 doesn't have as much punch as the P-47 and isn't as rugged; however, it's both substantially faster and more maneuverable. The P-51 was a decent jet-killer, having downed Me-262s in Europe and even a MiG-15 in Korea.

Unmatched in terms of speed and combat radius, the P-51 can escort bombers all the way to Berlin. Without drop tanks, the P-51 is reasonably maneuverable, especially at higher speeds. It bleeds speed pretty quickly in a turning fight, so it should be used primarily in the hit-and-run role, saving its turning capability to finish off the adversary at the end of a fight. The P-51D packs a little more punch, carrying six .50 cal guns compared to the P-51B's four. Additionally, and possibly more important, the P-51D features a "bubble canopy," greatly increasing rear visibility.

Although overshadowed in the annals of history by the P-51, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug," proved itself time and again in all theaters of action. The P-47 was built in larger numbers than any other US fighter in history. From 1942 until the introduction of the P-51, the P-47 was the US Army's workhorse, performing both air-to-air and air-to-ground sorties.

The Jug suffers two primary disadvantages. First, its mediocre range limits its effectiveness as a bomber escort. Late-model P-47Ds, though, can carry three external fuel tanks, allowing it to escort bombers fairly deep into Germany. The P-47 can absorb an unbelievable amount of damage. By mid-1943, everyone had come to respect the P-47's ability to bring its pilot home safely. Second, with eight .50 cal guns, the P-47 packs quite a punch. Third, and finally, the P-47 can dive away from any Luftwaffe opponent. It's perfectly suited for hit-and-run tactics from high-altitude.

The P-38 earned a reputation as a mediocre aircraft in the ETO, a label which has been attributed to several causes including cold weather operations, high-altitude icing, and even low-octane fuel. It excelled, however, in the PTO's warmer weather, where the P-38 generally operated at lower altitudes. The P-38 served as the Allies' primary long-ranged escort fighter until the introduction of the P-51.

The counter-rotating propellers negate engine torque, making for a very stable, easy-to-fly aircraft. Losing an engine, however, results in an amazing amount of torque and makes the aircraft extremely difficult to fly. Fortunately, pilots reported that the aircraft exhibited no substantial problems either turning toward or away from a dead engine. Further, the P-38 is, quite simply, too fast for its own good. In a dive, it can reach very high speed very quickly, resulting in an uncontrollable nose-down attitude. The P-38J features electrically-actuated "dive flaps" (which helps slow the aircraft) and hydraulically-boosted controls (which gives the pilot more control).

The P-38 is a decent dogfighter, and ETO pilots reported it could out maneuver any Luftwaffe fighter between 18,000 and 31,000 feet, and hold its own against lower-altitude opponents. Some pilot accounts mention dropping the maneuvering flaps to improve instantaneous turn performance, although other combat vets seemed to shun the idea since it increases drag. Although the pilot must be careful to control speed during a dive, the P-38 is generally fast enough to get itself out of trouble. It carries a respectable, nose-mounted armament. The centerline weapons configuration concentrates the firepower on a single point regardless of range, unlike fighters with wing-mounted guns (which converge at a range somewhere between 100 and 200 yards).

Royal Air Force

The Spitfire was conceived about the time that the importance of speed and climb rate was being discovered. Subsequently, the early Spitfires were rather slow with poor climb rates, but (being very light weight) possessed excellent turn performance.

The Spitfire Ia and the early Bf109 are well-matched, with the 109 being slightly faster in level flight and accelerating quicker in a dive. At slow speeds, however, the Spitfire is much more maneuverable than the 109. The Spitfire Ia suffers at high altitude, however, with the Bf109E clearly superior above 20,000 feet. The Spitfire Ia is under armed; its light punch can't guarantee lethality against targets with self-sealing fuel tanks (such as the He111 bomber). Further, the Spitfire Ia's carbureted engine will cut out under negative G, something the fuel-injected Bf109 doesn't have to worry about. The Spitfire Ia must watch out for high-speed bandits diving from above, and generally needs to sucker the opponent into a low-speed turning fight.

Turn performance is good, but being slower meant that the enemy could generally dictate the terms of the fight, disengaging at will. Subsequently, later Spitfires added emphasis on speed. The Spitfire IX is generally 20% faster at all altitudes, accelerates better, and climbs faster than earlier variants. It can still dominate the low-speed turning fight against a 109, but also has the option of diving away and escaping a battle. Lastly, the Spitfire IX packs more punch, carrying two 20mm cannons and four .303cal machine guns.

Faster German planes, like the Fw190, again called for a faster Spitfire. The Spitfire XIV, weighing some 8,400 pounds compared to the Spitfire Ia's 5,700, is substantially faster than the IX, performing better at all altitudes. The XIV can meet any Luftwaffe fighter on equal terms with the exception of the significantly-faster Me262 jet.

With over 15,000 Hurricanes built, the aircraft served on virtually every front; even remaining in front-line service as a ground-attack aircraft well after production ended. During the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane downed more Luftwaffe aircraft than any other aircraft type, accruing over 1,500 confirmed victories.

Despite its record, the Hurricane is slow, under-powered, maneuvers poorly, and lacks acceleration. The early Bf109s and Bf110s had little problem contending with the Hurricane. During the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane's main advantage came from fighting over friendly territory against opponents operating at the very edge of their combat range. On the average, though, the Hurricane was outclassed by most of its air-to-air opponents.

The Hurricane is a relatively stable aircraft and generally less difficult to fly than the Spitfire. The Hurricane reaches maximum power between 16,000 to 18,000 feet, but performance falls off sharply above 18,000 feet. Typically, the Hurricane should engage inbound bombers while Spitfires engage the escorting Bf109s.

A fairly mediocre air-to-air fighter, the Typhoon found fame as an excellent rocket-firing, ground-attack aircraft. It enjoys excellent low-altitude performance. Well-armored, it can sustain a lot of damage. Its firepower has been compared to a broadside volley from a cruiser and is sufficient to penetrate the most heavily-armored tanks. Don't intentionally take the Typhoon into air-to-air combat. It's outclassed by all of the later Luftwaffe fighters. The Typhoon has an inferior climb rate with unsatisfactory high-altitude performance.

The Typhoon accelerates well in a dive, reaching speeds around 500 mph, and subsequently suffering from compressibility problems as the local airflow over the wing approached the speed of sound. Like the P-38, Typhoon pilots need to closely monitor their speed in a dive.

A fighter-bomber development from the Typhoon, the Tempest first saw action in early 1944. As with the Typhoon, the Tempest shouldn't go looking for air-to-air combat, but can reasonably defend itself should air-to-air combat come looking for it. Remember to drop any external stores to reduce weight and drag before entering an aerial battle.

Used mainly for ground attack, the Tempest is a very fast aircraft, making it an excellent interceptor against V-1s. Tempest pilots also claimed 20 Me262 kills in the waning months of the war; since the Tempest isn't nearly as fast as the German jet, it seems probable that most of the jets were caught at slow speed during takeoffs or landings.

LUFTWAFFE

In the late 1930s the Luftwaffe began looking for a replacement for the Bf109 series. The Fw190A series was arguably the best fighter in the Luftwaffe inventory in the early 1940s and considered by some to have been the best fighter in the world at that time, earning the name "Butcher Bird." The Fw190A quickly established dominance over its main adversary, the slower Spitfire Vb, not by out-turning the nimble RAF aircraft, but by outrunning it.

The Fw190A4's main advantages are speed, roll rate and firepower, although it suffered a serious performance degradation above 15,000 feet. The later Fw190D9 model featured an improved power plant that boosted both top speed and high-altitude performance. Generally, keep the 190 fast and execute hit-and-run tactics. Typical opponents, especially those at an energy disadvantage, cannot keep up with or climb with a well-flown Fw190. On the defensive, the Fw190 should utilize its high roll rate to maneuver out of plane from the attacker. Quickly roll the aircraft 90 to 270 degrees, pull back on the stick, and dive away from the adversary. The 190 can't turn with most adversaries, but it can more than hold its own against the Spitfire simply by keeping its energy state high and staying out of the Spitfire's reach. Don't waste energy, however. The 190 is no match for the Spitfire in the low-speed turning fight.

The Bf.109 was the Luftwaffe's benchmark fighter throughout WWII. It first flew in 1937, saw combat during the Spanish Civil War, and some variants remained in service until the end of the war in 1945.

With a skilled pilot at the controls, the Bf.109 is a deadly adversary and can hold its own in most situations. It has good acceleration in a dive, but is somewhat slower than American contemporaries. Early model 109's are slightly faster than early model Spitfires. During the Battle of Britain, Luftwaffe pilots often escaped enemy Spitfires by pushing negative G and diving away. The early-model Spitfire's carburetor-fed engines will cut out under negative G; the 109's fuel-injected engines will not.

The 109 has an excellent climb rate, and a "climbing spiral" turn can sometimes be used to lure unwary opponents into a stall. With reasonable turning performance, the 109 can hold its own in a dogfight, assuming the pilot practices careful energy management. The Bf.109E-4 clearly outperformed the Spitfire I above 20,000 feet. At lower altitudes, the Spitfire (especially later models) will usually best a 109 in a sustained turning fight. The Bf.109E-4 is the lightest and best turning of the 109 variants. The G-6 carries substantially more firepower, but sacrificed turn performance for a more powerful engine. The K-4 has the largest engine of the group, but about the same weight as the G6 and about the same turn performance.

Arguably, the Me262 left behind the greatest legacy of any WWII-era aircraft: the Jet Age. Entering combat in 1944, the Me262 could outrun anything in the Allied inventory, including the mighty P-51 Mustang. Unfortunately for the Luftwaffe, it was too little, too late.

The Me262A has one primary advantage: speed. It's not very maneuverable at slow speed and suffers from rather poor acceleration, making it extremely vulnerable during takeoffs and landings. In fact, by the end of the war, the Luftwaffe positioned Fw190s and Bf109s over Me262 bases for protection. The Me262 pilot must climb to altitude and accelerate well outside of the combat arena. In combat, the Me262 must perform hit-and-run attacks, taking a snapshot, then extending away from the target and repositioning for a new attack.

Naturally, flying 500 mph. reduces the length of each attack run. Consequently, there's less time to aim the guns before the jet goes screaming past the target. The pilot must resist the urge to turn with his opponent; turning quickly bleeds speed, leaving the Me262 a sitting duck for the target's wingman. Flying the Me262 takes great discipline, great patience, and great aim. It takes a lot of practice to become proficient with the Me262.

Procedures for making ECA ONLINE work:

1. Start from scratch. Re-install EAW on your hard drive, or install a second version.
2. Install the EAW 1.2 patch.
3. Install ECA ONLINE. Extract the zip file to you EAW folder.
4. Do not use any other add-ons, i.e. gun patches etc. Sound packs are ok.
Now you are ready to play!

***Also, check out Philip Pilgrim's Help instructions below for installing the EAW Configuration Manager made by Johannes Schweidler if you want to use that with ECAO.

ECAOnline Add-On Support Instructions
by JG300x_Philip (Philip Pilgrim)

Answers:
ECA 1.21 is a very small add-on for the Microprose game European Air War. (zipped file is only 40k!!) It corrects the flight models and gun models of the planes. They are now more realistic and fun! (i.e.: P51's stall less, FW's roll faster ...etc.)

A small application called Configuration Manager created by Johannes Schweidler that lets you switch between regular old EAW v1.2 and ECAO with just a button click.

This ECAO "upgrade" does not overwrite any files, nor cause your current EAW installation to become corrupted. ECAO was created by Hakan Langebro and Charles Gunst. Hakan is an aerospace engineer and Charles is a lawyer with a strong interest in WWII airplanes and software "exploring".

How to Install:

1. Download this file: ECA_Online and the Control Manager if not included.
2. Extract it into your European Air War directory.
3. Click on the eawcm.exe file to activate the configuration manager.
4. Click on the middle button: ECAOnline. (note: You must click on this button the first time you install ECAOnline).
5. Run European Air War and enjoy!

Suggestions:

1. ECAO has more sensitive flight models. It is strongly recommended that you set your joystick sensitivity lower so that more joystick travel can be used. For example, my joystick sensitivity was 1.1 in EAW but I find 0.75 works better in ECAOnline. (important note: the planes may seem to stall easier if the joystick sensitivity is not lowered, however once you set the sensitivity correctly, you will quickly find the new flight dynamics to be a joy to fly.)

2. Once you have ECAOnline installed, test it off-line first. Try your first game flying your favorite plane. Get the feel of it's increased sensitivity and new abilities. Adjust your joystick sensitivity as needed. Also test the Configuration Manager to switch between EAW 1.2 and ECA Online. You will quickly notice how fast and easy it is to switch between both, if need be..

3. When hosting a European Air War game on the net with others, be sure to let everyone know that you are configured to ECA Online. (as you may know, all players must have the same configuration before the game will launch)

Troubleshooting:

1. EAWCM.EXE is a Visual Basic Program that assumes certain Visual Basic .DLL support files are in your windows/system directory. Sometimes these files are not on your hard drive. If so, attempting to launch EAWCM.EXE will cause a windows error xxxxx.DLL not found. You can download the typically missing file Msvbvm50.DLL. Simply save it in your windows/system directory.

Enemy Coast Ahead - ONLINE Background from the Author:

While trying out different WWII Sims I found a lot of discrepancies in the flight models. I decided to do my own research and re-evaluate the data provided by the software programmers. European Air War is the game that I have focused on since I believe it has the most potential to be altered and plus the fact that I like the game layout. I am now associated with Charles Gunst, and together we have created the ECA ONLINE module which will make online gaming possible.

Bare in mind that Microprose most probably will not release any more official updates or upgrades of European Air War.

We have designed this particular Module for ONLINE use in mind. (For you Gamers that fly offline you are welcome to use the standard ECA from Charles Gunst). Allot of people fly EAW online, me included, and I feel this is the right thing to do. Many people are asking questions about the aircraft in the game and I decided that I would clarify the individual performance and characteristics of the aircraft used. I have spent many hours of research and studied the aircraft until I knew enough to do the changes. (Please check my list of my research references below). Charles has spent a great deal of time finding out about the weapons used in the game and all of his findings have been incorporated in: ECA ONLINE.

With the official v1.2 patch in EAW, the new file checker prevents starting of the game if the .FLT and .DAT files are different from each player. So ECA ONLINE can be used as it's a slimmed down package of the standard ECA for use online. When all users in the game have this package everybody will be able to play because the file checker in EAW will agree.

Many of the aircraft in the original EAW are modeled very poorly. I have done some substantial research using WARTIME reports, NACA/NASA reports and other sources listed at the end of this page. The final result of this research is that the aircraft that I have modified now have the correct flight characteristics. The comparison charts are listed in the links below and you can clearly see how they all compare in different flight situations: stall speeds, stall characteristics etc.

Most interesting to see is the variation in rolling velocity, climb rate and turn performance, since these are of essential importance for air combat. For those of you who are interested, my background is as an Aerospace Engineer and I have worked for several different aircraft companies and projects, ranging from small 1 and 2 seaters to helicopters and airliners.

 

I fly online with my Squadron JG300x and my call sign is JG300x_Wurger.

I have been a pilot for 10 years and I designed my own aircraft in 1992 and I did most of the flight test program myself. I own a Piper Comanche 180 since 1998. I learned a lot from doing this research and it has been fun even though it became more of a major undertaking than I ever thought it would be. It all started with allot of frustration with the aircraft in EAW, which in turn led to my research. Some of the aircraft have been modified quite substantially and others not as much, depending on their characteristics. My goal has been to modify the aircraft to match the real flight characteristics as far as possible. Needless to say, it is very hard to understand the parameters of the code, but I think the final result of this exercise came out to be very good. This is my first attempt on building a website, so please be patient, updates will follow! Please e-mail me, Hakan Langebro, on questions of the aircraft and performance.


Special thanks to Charles Gunst and Paulo Morais for being able to decode and find out what's behind the files on EAW
and for Jeroen van Soest for designing the EAWAircraftEdit, which made it possible for me to do my work!

EAW RIP 1.2: (EAWRIP12.zip or EAWRIP1.2.zip 541kb)
by Jim "Wolf" Farmer.
RIP (Realistic In Performance). This was not created by modifying the flight models of the aircraft. Instead it was created by correcting other aspects of the aircrafts (weight, wing loading, fuel, top speed, etc etc.) performance features that have a direct bearing on how the airplanes actually perform. You have the exact same aircraft from EAW 1.2 just that they have been tweaked to reflect the correct configuration for each airframes capabilities. You will be pleasantly surprised with the way the American aircraft in particular have been improved with Wolf's corrections to the performance aspect of the EAW aircraft. Old Versions: EAWRiP.zip 537kb

The RIP Flight Files were created by Jim Farmer of the RIP ladder tournament in a effort to have a historically accurate and competitive selection of aircraft for all Nations for ladder play. The files also concentrate on engine performance, and do not have the 'engine bug' experienced with many eca/ecao aircraft. He is not affiliated with any squad, and was heavily involved with the beta testing of EAW.

RIP PLUS: ONLINE SQUADRON FILES: (RIPplusA4_V12.zip  or  RIP+A4NEW.zip  or  EAWRIPv1.2plusFW190A4 537kb)
by Jim "Wolf" Farmer.
This is the standard RIP (Realistic In Performance) version with one change. Now includes the 2nd version of the FW190-A4, as opposed to the FW190-A8 in the ladder files. The corrected weapons loadout is also used to make the A4 more acceptable for intersquad gameplay, its similar to the A4 in ECAO and MSA. This was in response to German Online squads who desired a more nimble dogfighter for online dogfighting. NOT compatible for ladder play.

Fighter Command Flight Model: (FCFM1_00.zip 21.9kb  or FlightCommandFMv1.00-FCFM1_00.zip 22kb)
by Scorpion aka nvennard.
This is something I put together very fast so it probably still needs some work. The Germans use ECAO 1.3, the RAF EAW 1.2 and the USAAF RIP. Guns are the EAW 1.2, damage is the EAW 1.2 increased (tougher) by 25%.

Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7N Flightmodel: (Flightmodel_109E7N.zip 1.43kb)
by Jean "JPI" Pigeon.
The E-7/N variant was equipped with the DB 601N engine, which had 1250 hp. Differences to the 109E-4 where the ability to carry a 300 litre droptank and several other little improvements. Armament was like the BF 109E-4, 2 x 20mm MG/FF and 2 x 7.9mm MG 17.

ME262A-1a Flight Mod plus Low Fuel Mod: (ME262FLT_PLUS_FuelMod.zip 3.67kb)
by Serb and Max188.
The idea I had was to use the latest refinements and add even more realistic performace. For example, I did some adjusting to the throttle rate, so as to give the turbo a much longer response time. Also, several references indicate that the turbo's max velocity at sea level was(TAS) 800km, at 6000m was 870km, and at 9000m was at 840km. What I have tried to do was give the turbo more velocity, while very slightly decreasing the engine drag stability, so as to reach these velocity numbers in the sim.

Multi Squadron Alliance Pack or MSA Package: (msa.zip 1.59MB)
by Jime Farmer, Hakan Langebro, Charles Gunst, Scorpion.
Custom EAW ENABLER and FLIGHT FILES package. With this package you only need one install of European Air War instead of four. You will be able to play with anyone with these package choices at Kali or the Zone. No more incompatible versions. Contains: EAWRiP.zip , ECA_Enable.exe , ecaonl111 zip , ecapanel14.zip , MSVBVM60.DLL

FLIGHT FILE INSTRUCTIONS FOR MULTIPLE FLIGHT DATA VERSIONS ON A SINGLE EAW INSTALL
Written by J.Savlan, 56FG C.O.

To Install Using Scorpions Enabler Program:

1) Make a new install of EAW v1.2.
2) Now using your Windows file explorer in the \European Air War\ folder -Make new FOLDERs, These should be within the games main folder.
EAW
ECA.
ECAO
RIP
If you have any more, then create a folder for each and name them appropriately.
Now you will be putting the various flight data files in the appropriate folders:
3) First, COPY the default stock FLT.CDF and DATA.CDF files from the main game folder into the new '\EAW' folder you just made. That puts the original EAW flight flies in place for the 'Enabler' program to fetch those files latter.
4) Next, extract the eca-online zip file in your new '\ECAO' folder.
5) Extract the eca and eca control panel files both in the new '\ECA' folder you created.
6) Extract the EAWRiP.zip file  into the new '\RIP 'folder.
OK, NOW ALL YOUR NEW FOLDERS SHOULD HAVE VARIOUS FLIGHT DATA FILES IN THEM.
7) Next, place the msvbvm60.dll file in your C:/windows/system directory or game folder.
8) Now place the ECA_Enable.exe file into your main game folder ( i.e.  "\European Air War") 
9) You can now make a shortcut to ECA Enable program on your desktop, BUT THIS MAY NOT WORK!! If it doesn't, run it directly from the .exe in the folder, not a shortcut.  When you click on the ECA_Enable icon you should have a choice of 4 options…..
1.Install ECA Panel"
2 Install ECA Online
3.Install RIP
4.EAW Flight Models
Select which type of flight data online players will be using.
If playing a eca 1.4 panel game,
you will first use the Enabler to choose 'install eca panel'.  Then you will go to the main game folder ( i.e "\European Air War" ) and hit F5 once to refresh the file view. You should now see the ecapanel.exe file was moved there. Double click it to bring up the panel and choose your planes. Then fly online as usual.
NOTE:
I HAVE FOUND THAT AFTER A ECA PANEL GAME, IF YOU TRY TO LOAD A DIFFERENT GAME (I.E. RIP OR ECAONLINE) YOU WILL GET A  ERROR.  THIS HAPPENS IF YOU LEAVE THE ECAPANEL OPEN.  IF YOU HAVE FINISHED FLYING ECA PANEL AND WANT TO TRY ANOTHER FLIGHT CHOICE, YOU MUST CLOSE THE ENEMY COAST AHEAD PANEL. Hope this makes flying online easier and more enjoyable.

MSA v1.20 Flight Model Files: (MSA1_20.zip 541kb)
by Jim Farmer, Hakan Langebro, and flight files edited by RAF Scorpion.
This is a version of RIP and other files adopted (repackaged) by the Multi Squad Alliance. A combination of what are considered by many to be the best flight files of all the available packages, RIP 1.2, by Jim Farmer/Wolf-257 files with the addition of the ECA Online 1.2 FW190A-4 (instead of the A8 version), by Hakan Langebro. The Fw190A4, which is so loved and familiar to the Luftwaffe fans. Old Versions: MSA1_10.zip 540kb

Also includes the Me262A and FW190D-9 as available to fly in 1944 for the Multi Squad Alliance (MSA) war. It is not compatible with any other version, but it was designed and tested by the founding squadrons of the MSA ( 56th Fighter Group, JG26, and the 1st RAF). All of the aircraft have been tested to be fairly competitive so that no one nationality has a unfair advantage.  

This is an update to the MSA.ZIP above.

To add this file without the complete download, use just the planes.dat and install it in your MSA folder.

Enabler Simple Installation Instructions:

1) Begin with new install of EAW.
2) Patch to 1.2
3) Create 3-5 new folders in your EAW folder.
4) Rename these "New Folders" the following:
eaw
eca
ecao
rip
msa
If you have any more, then create a folder for each and name them appropriately.
5) Find the FLT.CDF and DATA.CDF files in your EAW folder and COPY them to the new folder named "eaw".
6) Install the ECA-related files in the new folder named "eca" (this will include "ECA 1.4" and the "ECA Control Panel 2.0", if you want them both).
7) Install ECA Online to the new folder named "ecao".
Do the same with any other files like RIP and MSA (install to RIP to the new "rip" folder, etc.)
8) If it's not already there, place the "msvbvm60.dll" file in your "Windows\System" folder.
9) Place the "Enabler.exe" file in your original EAW folder.
10) Create a shortcut on your desktop for the Enabler.

This should get Scorpions Enabler set up properly with the appropriate flight data folders.

MSKINMOD: (mskinmod.zip 863kb)
by Paulo Morais.
Multipurpose Skin, Flight/3DModel Replicator. Enables aircraft alterations like swapping flight characteristics and changing aircraft roster. (Paulo's work on the structure of EAW is responsible for making many of the Add-On advances that are listed on this page possible in the first place!), this utility makes it possible to swap virtually ANY plane in EAW for another. This includes skins, flight data, and everything else. You want an FW190D in two different aircraft slots at the same time? No problem. What? You want them on opposing sides? That can be done too! Like EAW Aircraft Edit, it may be a little too complicated for a new EAW player, but if you're up to it, MSKINMOD opens a whole host of possibilities!

a new utility for EAW. This program makes it is possible to fly sweeps against similar planes (e.g. Finnish Hurricanes vs Soviet Hurricanes) or to have several different looking, but same planes in the same game (e.g. LLv34 G-6 with JG5 G-6 fighting against EAF Spit9 and No609 Spit9). MSKINMOD works both offline and online. In online use all pilots in the same game have to have the same configuration loaded

a multipurpose Windows program capable of replicating all or just some parts of EAW aircraft data from slot to slot. Components from different aircraft can be mixed, in order to get new aircraft types or versions. The copy process is fully automated and is controlled by user editable configuration files. The configuration files can be easily distributed to insure that everything is consistent and allow for correct online usage. Many and very different types of modifications can be easily obtained, from just name or skin changes to fully featured addons passing through intermediate complexity modifications like:

- creation of similar aircraft duels (historical or just for fun);
- creation of multiple copies of the same aircraft using different skins in order to provide visual identification of squad members or squad cooperation against a common foe.

It is compatible with flight model modifications like ECA online, ECApanel or 42TPE. It can also be configured to make changing between this type of EAW modifications a much more easy and safe process. Some sample configuration files and skins are also enclosed. They are meant to show what can be done with the program.

You can fly the Me 410, Ju 88 in single missions when using the MSKINMOD program. Try swapping the Bf 110 C for the Me 410 and the Bf 110 G for the Ju 88. You will need to get some new skins from somewhere and also the canopy transparency files from PICPAC to make it all work. As far as I know this is the easiest way to swap flight models and 3DZ files.

Using the Mosquito->P38H slot as an example.
(Note: MSKINMOD has a mechanism that tries to make it more compatible with the concurrent use of other addons. Before applying any changes it checks for the presence of the files is going to use/modify in EAW folder. If they are present it is assumed that fact is known by the user and are meant to be used instead of any others that needed to be extracted from the original CDF files. You should try to start from the cleanest EAW configuration possible and progressively add new data to avoid problems.)

After firing MSKINMOD you enter the configuration editor by selecting
'Edit Current Configuration' and press Apply.

In the editor select the aircraft slot to change in the list box named 'Base Type' in this case the P38H is already selected.

In the listbox named 'Flight Model' select MOSQ.

If you want to preserve the British nationality for your Mosquito you don't need to touch the 'Nationality override' listbox.

In the '3D Model' listbox select MOSQ again.

If you have a new skin for the Mosquito please place the TPC files in the SKINSM folder. Afterwards you must provide the 4 letters after the P that identify a particular skin (pMOSQtex.tpc). You can use the button at the side (the one with 3 dots) to browse another folder and select the correct name. The 4 letters will be extracted for you automatically.

Next you must provide in the Edit box named 'On-screen name' the name you want to be shown. In this case 'Mosquito', 'Mosquito FB VI' or anything else is OK.

Finally the most important step. To make the changes permanent you must press the APPLY button at the top of the Dialogue box. Only after this action the changes are written to the current configuration file that will be used when you go back to the main interface and select 'Backup Data and Enable'.

If you plan to use other alternative configurations (Me410 in the same P38H slot) to avoid loosing the changes I suggest that you create a copy of the current configuration file by pressing 'Save To ...' and provide a meaningful filename in the old 8.3 format.

V2:
I found there was a bug in MSKINMOD that fortunately only affects some particular configurations. The fixed version is ready but I have a problem with the distribution. Right now I am working on a V2 that add the capability of transfering the loadouts configuration from slot to slot when you choose to transfer the flight model. This way it will be very easy to use all the non-flyable airplanes in quick/instant missions without loosing any special loadouts for the type. I am particularly interested in making possible the use of the Ju87G in tank-hunting missions.

Pacific 1941 Flight Model Set: (Pacific1941FlightModelSet.zip 27.8kb)
by Col. Gibbon.
This flight model set contains the .FLT and .DAT files for the following aircraft: Mitsubishi A5M4 'Claude', Bell P-39C 'Airacobra', Curtiss P-36A 'Hawk'. The archive also contains correction files for the guns of the following aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 'Liberator', Boeing B-17 'Flying Fortress', Martin B-26 'Marauder'.

Planes N'More v1.1: (PlanesNMorev1.1.zip 5.91MB  or  planesnmore11.7z 3.90MB)
by Charles Gunst.
allows you access to five new planes plus new additions to gun settings as well as other tweaks. Now you can fly the Me-410A Hornisse, Ju-88C, Ju-87 B Stuka, Mosquito Mark VI and the B26 B Marauder. 6 meg download.

EAWRP or Realism Patch: (EAWrp  ??kb   or  RealismPatch  ??kb)
by Ralf "Knegel" Kraeft and Brian "BPNZ" Purcel.
RP (Realism patch)...Improves the FM and DM models. Most long term EAW virtual pilots know, that the original stock 1.2 Flight Model (FM) , damage and gunnery is in most cases biased in favor of some allied planes to begin with. It is well known to all who have followed EAWs modding development that, Knegel with the the help of others (Most of the best virtual flyers in EAW) input and testing have worked on balancing the Flight Model (RP's or Realism Patches) performance and damage model and gunnery characteristics for some 6 + years (started back in 2001?).
Knegel has always said that because the EAW system is imperfect many do not realize that what has been achieved now is "Balance" of all planes. done so for a more equal level, it's not perfection of each plane by itself. It is not perfect and cannot be both for the way EAW was developed with limited data functions available (physics and FM settings), and that there is no exact science in matching exactly to the true real life wartime flight performances, etc. which can only be estimated at this point. Old Versions: EAWrp1.zip 27.9kb , EAWrp1030mm.zip 27.9kb , EAWrp22.zip 330kb , EAWrp2.6_00.zip , EAWrp2.6V09s.zip 574kb , EAWrp2.6V10_release.zip 694kb , EAWrp3.zip 60.1kb , EAWrp3Planes1.zip 8.96kb

A little history about the other popular ECA(O) modified FM's is it was a try to offer FMs/DMs and good weapon setup for all add-on aircraft that are available for EAW. Knegel says, the amount of aircraft and the limited knowledge on FM editing back then didn't allow much accuracy with those FMs. So Knegel decided to do some work on the FMs himself. The result is his Realism Patch's. It only includes FMs for the standard EAW planes (plus a few more) but it's FMs are much more realistic.

...rp1, Version 1, which enhances flight models and weapons, to create more realistic flight. EAWrp 1.0 / 1.0 30mm added 30mm cannon to a 109-G6. I was working on a Hitbubblepatch, now i have a good result to make tests, this patch include: 1. -in different parts less hitbubbles/poits 2. -more effective Cannons in comparison with MG´s (a short burst with the 30mm and the fighter before you is only piece´s) 3. - hits with 800m distance need much better aiming, its nearly impossible to kill turning planes from 800m(2400ft) 4. - better tailgunners on close distance, less good on long distance, if you turn you will get less hits in comparison to strait flying. 5. - better rollratio of, 190´s, 109´s, Spit14. 6. - less power for 109K4,Spit14, Spit9 7. - improved Convergence cause the MG´s are closer to the fuselage. 8. - changed best/highest-altitude. 9. - last but not least, fixing of the 'right-wing-bug', in the default EAW the left inner winghitbubble is set to the right wing, so it was more easy to destroy the right wing, now both wings break same fast/late.
109E4 have less power too, P38, P51, 190A8/D9 have more power. All FM/engine-changings are really small for now. The Gunnery is more like in IL2 now but still stable planes, so more fun for me, long distance kills with big deflection are less easy than in IL2. The Hit bubbles have nearly the same size like the skin (iam sure there are still some mistakes), the wingtip is without hit bubble, with only 2 hit bubbles per wing its not easy to make it most real, but the wingtip wasn't easy to hit so its a little mistake i think.

...rp1.1, In the EAWrp1.1 the Gun datas and hitpoint datas will be new (after some tests and long, very interesting discussions in the EAW-simHQ forums), AND the FM´s will be totaly new. All planes will be much more heavy so the landing, and the slow-flight-behavior will be more like real planes, not this glider behavior.
The G6, A8, D9, P47, Spit14 will climb much better. The energy bleed depends not only in the wing weight, the engine power also influence the e-bleed now (like it have to be). So the SpitIX will have less e-lost than the Spit1A, the e-lost relation between Spit1A vs E4 and SpitIXc vs G6+A8 will be much less cause the higher power of the German planes. At high alt the Spits will get more advantage cause the less wing load get more important (less power).
The planes with very less power (1940planes) realy dot have a chance to get a 1943 plane, cause more realistic speed, acceleration and specially e-bleed.
In the default EAW the e-bleed is terribly modeled. The E4 vs Spit1A relation for example is, 7,5 : 4,5(1,66:1) but the wing load relation of the real planes is ; 31 : 24(1,29:1), and they modeled the more power of the E4 wrong, cause they forgot that the power work again the e-bleed, so the relation of the real e-bleed-relation should be smaller than 1,29:1.
In the default EAW they programmed a much to good acceleration (better than the Spit9 acceleration) to the E4 to compensate to high e-bleed, that's why the E4 is climbing that good in a slow climb but not in a steep climb, while a steep climb i have to use the elevator, but than the e-bleed kill the speed. In the EAWrp1.1 the E4 will climb better than the spit while steep climbing, but while a flat climb with high speed the Spit nearly climb as fast, and the Spit accelerate nearly same fast while a horizontal flight. The E4 accelerate faster while a dive. All together i hope the FM will be more that, what i did read about it.
For now the E4, Spit1A, Hurri, 110, SpitIX, G6 and 190A8 are ready for a test.

...rp2.1 don't have new FM´s, there nearly the default FM´s with minor changes, only the DM is much more realistic...the v2.6 series it the latest version with EAWrp2.6V10 being the last version. (v3.0 was an older test which worked offline, rp3.0 and can be combined use with Paulo Morais and Andy's v1.1PC eaw.exe if you choose to try the harder A.I, they fly better than humans so its good training.)

The RP series is easiest used within the OAW manager but you can download them and use the default plane set flight models directly if you want. In these Realistic Patch's you will find cannons more effective, and hit bubbles much smaller (you no longer will have the unreal long distance kills, so you need to get closer and aim better to get kills, more like the real thing.) It will be much more balanced and real. In fact, in most cases during dogfights you have to get within 'close range' and require a 80-90% solution to be guaranteed a kill!...most real WWII pilots wrote that shooting from 200m was luck, specially to a moving target. 100m was much more destructive, 50m always was deadly with cannons. 500m kills to a single engine fighter you can count as luck, but its possible. Get close, below 120m distance, and give a long shot (maybe 1-2 sec) then the enemy goes down fast.

If you use EAWrp2.6V9s (used online alot because of the damagemodel). This FM/DM was made only for screenshots!!
In EAW1.2 we don't have a guns convergence, as result you cant hit a target with all guns, if they are places far outside of the wing (most allied planes are like that, in opposite to the german planes). In real life the guns are adjusted to let the bullet stream of all guns meet up in a certain distance (by default 350 yard for US planes, early British planes used around 200 yard). In this distance the guns was most effective and there was a wide range where the bullets still did hit the target, though not that centered anymore. To overcome the missing guns convergence in EAW1.2, I did introduce a "improved guns convergence" (after a vote), where all wingmounted guns got shifted toward the fuselage by 30%. The whole damagemodel of EAWrp2.6 was adjusted to bring credible results with this improved guns convergence!! The "s" version of EAWrp2.6 only was released for "screenshots", cause the guns of course was misplaced and the muzzleflashs on the wrong positions (not important when you fly the plane). So without the improved guns convergence the planes with far outside placed guns lose around 40% of the firepower, cause almost never all guns can hit a target. Additionally you need to aim with one wing, to hit the the wanted point (engine/wing root etc). All over this increase the time you need to stay on target, to get the kill, by around 40%, while you waste around 40% more bullets what cut down the effective time to shoot by 40%. Actually the effective time to shoot get reduced much more, cause you cant get a fast kill, so the enemy, even if surprised, always will make a difficult target, cause he have the time to react.

...rp3.0 include new Flightmodels and a Damagemodel which are based on rp2.0.

The flightmodel´s contain realistic seelevel and high alt speed´s as far as
i got reliable information.
The initial climbratios are also more realistic than the default EAW climbratios.
The E-bleed(drag) while turning got changed much.
The dive acceleration is much faster due to a higher weight all over, so the planes feel
much more heavy and miss the strange gliderbehaviour of the default EAW1.2 planes.
Most planes can get highspeedstalls, but the spin will come a bit later than in EAW1.2,
specialy the 109´s will have problems to get a spin, and even if there is a spin , its a very slow one.

Iam sure there are still many parts which could be better, if you have ideas or knowledge
about a special flightbehaviour....

The best way to use rp3.0 is in combination with the OAWselector, the OAWrp3.0zip include the full F4 (OAWrp3.0) folder, the EAWrp3.0.zip include the full F5 (EAWrp3.0) folder, so
if you already have OAW, you only need to extract the zip into the OAW directory.

If you wanna use the FM´s without the OAWselector, you need to copy the *.flt and planes.dat files into the EAW folder (next to the EAW.exe). You also can use other tool´s, like Stab, Skin´s n More or the Thememanager to set and reset the FM/DM.

This is the EAWrp3.0 file for off-line play with OAW...

...EAWrp3Planes1.zip...This zip contains 6 additional aircraft for use with EAWrp3.0. They are the Hurricane IIb, SpitfireVc, Me109F2, Me109F4, FW190A4 and FW190A8-R8...

OAWrp3.0 is mainly made for online gaming, the fuel burning ratios are much higher and all US planes are also British, this can cause problems while campaigns, I will also offer a EAWrp3.0 with less high fuel burning ratios and US planes only as US planes, so mainly for campaign players. The rp´s are only made for default planes, other planes will follow! I know why rp3.0 doesn't work online. (I had to improve some things with strange settings) Its because one value, the maximum velocity in flight control data which EAW uses to calculate the position of the A/C´s while online gaming, but not while offline gaming. I don't know why the EAW-makers choose to go this way, but i cant change it fast, cause this value is the only value in EAWAircraftEdit to change the drag while strait flying. I still look for a possibility to solve the rp3.0 online problem, but I need a working program to change the response curves for that.

OAWselectV3 already is able to use the additional planes. You can set one of the 6 additional planes into the basic EAWrp3.0-planeset , or all, like you want. In this way you can fly a 190A4 vs a SpitIXc, a 109F4 vs a HurriI or HurriII, a 109E4 vs a HurriII etc. (OAWrp2.1 also have 2 additional planes, the 190A8-R8 and the 109G6 with 30mm.)

The rp3.0-planes have a good realistic behavior, so rp3.0 is a good base to create new A/C´s in a good relation.
OAWrp2.1 miss such a FM. I think its not worth to work on a other FM than EAWrp3.0, cause all other FM´s miss some very important parts of a real FM. The planes are much to light, the typical glider behavior of all EAW planes (if the engine got disabled) cant get changed in the default FM´s, it need a total new basic FM setup, like i made in rp3.0.

About other FM Mods and the RP:
There are so many mistakes in EAW1.2, ECAo, ECA, EAWrp3.0 and OAWrp2.1, I only can wonder why the EAW community pilots have accepted this, and why nobody would provide feedback comments from the resulting mods...The FM/DM should always be in a process to be made closer to realism (not necessarily to make it more difficult!!)...

I made these new FM/DM´s in the hope the people use them and provide feedback and I (or them) could start to make them better and better, so other simmers see how good the new EAW-FM/DM is and come back for a revival. I thought if the people see what is possible in EAW, they would start to improve the FM/DM´s...With the default EAW1.2, ECAo, ECApanel and EAWrp2.* FM´s we are so far away from realistic FM´s that we 1st would need to discuss and to find out how to change the FM´s not which datas are most realistic. For now we cant make realistic FM´s in a easy way cause we still don't know how to use all the EAW FM-values in a proper way.

To understand the relation between EAWrp3.0, default 1.2, EAWrp2.*, ECA and ECAo, you need to know that EAWrp2.*. ECA0, ECApanel and the default EAW1.2 FM are all very similar, with the small changes that the different authors made, more or less to create realistic FM´s, unfortunately they may all share the same base, specially if they are made out of the same basic FM(slot). This makes all A/C´s of their FM´s feel very similar in the behavior, that's why the A6M Zero feels like a FW190, and why the FW190A4 feels like a SpitIXc (both planes show the exact the same FM settings in EAWAircraftEdit/EAWae).

EAWrp3.0 is total different, the planes have a total different basic FM. They can get into high speed stalls, specially close to the ground you can feel the weight of the plane, the original 'glider behavior' of the stock game is gone. Even EAWrp3.0 for sure could be much better (if one would have spent more time into it), However, its a step forward...

Mentioning some of the Performance:
The biggest different between the default EAW1.2 FM/DM and all EAWrp2.6 versions is that the Spitfires and Hurricanes lost the incredible small e-bleed while turning (in the old FM they almost increased speed due to the turn). In the flightmodels I made(EAWrp), the advantage of the 110C is its speed (specially in a shallow dive) and stored energy, due to its extraordinary weight (similar like the P38). As soon as the plane lost all its energy or altitude, its a sitting duck. The climb is bad, the sustained turn is bad, the roll is not to bad, but still not better than that of the allied single engined planes. To shoot down a fighter with an 110c is not easy, with the extreme guns of the 110G its more easy, still need patience.

The 110 wasn't the sitting duck some myths wanna make believe. Its drawback was the poor initial rollratio, poor sustained turn, poor sustained and the big target size(easy to hit). As result it was difficult to get a kill and difficult to escape a faster plane.

The P51´s in most EAWrp2.6 versions, but also in most other EAW FM/DM´s suffer much by the heavy fuelload.
In EAWrp2.6V10, same like in the EAW1.28 FM/DM we disabled the Aux tank in the fuselage. In real life this tank only got used for long range escort missions and this fuel got used even before the droptanks got touched, cause the plane got instable with it. In flight we cant select the tanks that we want to use 1st and always if you have droptanks they get used 1st, so the P51´s in most cases start the fight with full fuselage tanks, resulting in a rather bad performance, when the Aux tank is available.

Further more in EAW1.2 we cant model WEP in a good way, cause we only have one static time to overheat for all planes(in EAW1.28 this did change, so now the planes can have WEP).

Regarding the maneuverability of the P51´s its the other way around like with the 110C. Only if you use the WW1 like dogfight style, you will find the P51 to be a bad plane. In real life the P51 wasn't the best dogfighter, but it always could disengage and it could follow all evading maneuvers of the enemys, at least long enough to get a good shot.

The P51 isnt a good climber, neither its a good turner (though better than the P47D and P38J) and the maneuverability at slow to medium speed was poor at all (compared to the 109G and FW190A), but at highspeed(550km/h IAS +) the P561 shine like a bright star. At this speeds its rollratio overcome the 109´s and at very high speed its on par with the FW190. Turning at very high speed is possible and the critical mach is also very high. As higher the P51 fly as more advantages it will show(specialy over the FW190A).

Of course all this nice features dont count much online, in a 1 vs 1, where people dont want to disengage, specialy not against a plane with a better climb, but in a mayhem, with 4-16 players, the P51 can show its potential, cause here its possible to escape and to look for other targets, same like in a teamfight.

The Me262(the last plane I adjusted) is a really fast plane now like it was, but the horizontal acceleration in slow flight is poor, the climb is roundabout 1000m/min with 400-500km/h best climb speed. The takeoff with the 262 is really fun now. 2/3 Flaps are a must or the runway will be to short. After the undercarriage was raised, its necessary to get some speed, then you need to raise 1/3 flaps to get faster, the plane will fall a bit while the flaps are changing poistion. After the 262 gets a bit more speed, you can raise the last 1/3 flaps, the plane will lose alt again, you need to pull the stick backward. If the 262 reach 300km/h it will get a level flight so the acceleration will be a bit better and don't stop until 695km/h in see level.
If the 262 is in high alt (above 6000m) the pilot need to look for the speed and dive angel. Out of max speed (+800km/h) the dive angel shouldn't be to steep, cause the plane will accelerate very fast into the compression (950km/h IAS), then the 262 will get into a steeper dive until 2000-3000m alt, where the speed reduce naturally by the thick air (only if the power got reduced). A steep dive in this plane is really dangerous cause the great acceleration due to a great aerodynamic. But no one have to dive steep in this plane.

I'm not sure about the relation between the different planes, offline it feel good to me. Since all FM´s need a new flying style and so much training to get perfect in a special plane, it will need some time to see how the relation is. 1st we need experts, who can fly each plane on the edge and which are able to get the best out of each plane, then we will see if the relations are ok. The climb, max speed (see level up to max alt) look good, even I didn't do a climb test for all alt´s in all a planes. I only made many climb test in planes where I had realistic values (Spit1A + IXc +14, 109E4+ G6+ K4, FW190D9, Hurri). Try the 109 in a stall. The plane nearly doesn't spin, the 109 has a smooth wide stall, while a spin (red hud) the plane fall out of the sky with the left wing at 1st, but no spin. The easy to handle stall is a real advantage!! I'm really enthusiastic about the possibilities of the EAW-FM´s, even it could be much better if we had a new EAWAircraftEdit program with all possible values that are available in the games data.

Note: The last version, v2.6 may have been incorporated into the Unified OAW manager program...To get german AI to use Cannons more vs Bombers, As solution EAWrp2.6 include some 'special' 109´s and 190´s to overcome this (without MG). All Me109F/G/K-R6-AI´s use their wing cannons always if they shoot, same like one 190A8. As result the bombers get slaughtered if the attackers are larger in numbers than the bombers. So if you make intercepts, use 190G-R6´s, the special 190A8 or the Ta152H..."special" 109G and 190A8 partially solve problem. Unfortunately, there is no special 190D9.

The 190A8-R8 in planeset1 for example have 2 less MG´s, and 2 x 30mm instead of the 20mms in the outer wing, but much more plating for the Pilot and engine, its only a bit more heavy than the default 190A8 but have a slower initial roll ratio.

Hit bubbles Note: The hit bubbles are reduced , some say by too much. This made it very difficult to shoot down enemy planes, but also hard to get shot down, thereby reducing the challenge of making it through a career in an undead state. Even the wing hit bubbles of all planes got enhanced a bit (in relation to rp2.0), there isn't much time to aim with a much plane modded to be faster. You will have the feeling of extremely fast approaches.

Competition Mod: (TipsCOMPmod.zip 38.5kb)
by Tip aka Tip87th.
Rp , Beta Test....
This started out as an Fm/Dm with the object of being exact flight models for the original flyable planes in EAW with an eye towards online flying. What I found through researching the aerial battles over Europe is that many of the intangibles, which are a necessity for recreating those scenarios, are exceeding difficult if not impossible to reproduce within the limitations of our current online computer play.


In the interest of competitiveness, as well as the enjoyment of online players of EAW, basically the models now exhibit their historical performance and idiosyncrasies in a compressed altitude atmosphere. For aircraft which had better performance at lower altitudes. That performance has been moved up to higher altitudes. For aircraft which had better performance at higher altitudes. That performance has been moved down to lower altitudes. This resulted in having some of the planes speed performances of approximately 5000 to 6000 ft. as their performance at sea level. The historical climb rates, which are proving prone to so much speculation and debate, have been parried somewhat although aircraft which have performance data suggesting they out climb others continue to do so.

All Flyable Update: (VBH_AF_Update_091207.zip 2.45kb)
by VBH.
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All Flyable: (VBH_AllFlyablesLP2.6S.zip 11.9MB)
by VBH.
This package allows selection of all 29 planeslots online as well as offline and was derived from Charles Gunst's ECA panel and Knegel's Rp 2.6. To fly the previously unflyable slots offline....

ORDNANCE MOD

Related Download Links:
-plane-mod-ordnance

Contains 3DZ and Skins and Gun Data mod files.

Gun Pack v1.0: (vipers_gunpack.zip  or  VipersGunpackv1.0  529kb)
by Steelviper.
Armament mod-Different armament settings for various planes and more features. This pack was made to give EAW pilots a more realistic air combat experience. Battles are now far more furious, harder and will demand more piloting skill to survive. Explore new tactics and experience new enemies! Enjoy!

General changes:

-Historical correct gun firing rates and realistical shell penetration power for both allied and german guns. This means that
battles in EAW are generally quicker,harder and kills are "easier" to aquire.But you will also quicker run out of ammo!
-Increased firing range for both german and allied bombers. Beware now, German bombers will defend themselves eagerly now!
-Corrected ammo capacity for some planes.
-Corrected damage values for some planes.
-Corrected maximal velocity from some planes.
-Mosquito was changed to armed fighter variant.
-Made all planes capable of carrying bombs available to choose as bombers in bombing missions.
-Some german planes feature one or more Ruestsatz(e), which means additional guns have been mounted to the plane.
Ruestsatze were very common with most german planes and were build to add additional firepower to the basic design.

German Gun Collection: (EAW GCC11.zip  or  GermanGunCollectionv1.1.zip 250kb)
by Christian Mosimann.
adds guns and changes values for the Luftwaffe. It doesn't work with ECA. Check the readme file for details. New features for all weapons shipped by German aircraft, given more realistic ballistics. Old version: EAW GGC10.zip 55kb

A.I. Cannons 2 Patch: (AIcannons2patch.zip 367kb)
by RAF_Roy. Patch created by Ralf "Knegel" Kraeft
AI Cannon patcher.

Gun Patch: (gunpatch.zip  or  gunpatchv1.zip 5kb)
by Paulo Morais.
Adds heavy cannons to German aircraft. Converts the Fw-190A8 in an R1 sub variant with 4 MG151 in outboard gondolas, Bf-109G6 to an R6 sub variant with 2 MG151 in outboard gondolas, Me-109K4 to a K6 heavy fighter with 2 MK108 in the wings, Corrects the Bf-110G as it is described in the manual with the addition of 2 belly MG151s. The new weapons can be cycled.
To install extract the contents of the zip file to your European Air War directory. To test the Gun Patch simply run European Air War and give it a go. You can uninstall the Gun Patch files by deleting the following files from your European Air War directory; 109g.flt, 109k.flt, 190a.flt, Planes.dat. Not compatible with Enemy Coast Ahead by Charles Gunst and the Stuka Add-On by Erwin von Helton.

Gun Patch v2: (gunpatch.zip  or  gunpatchv2.zip 24kb  or  gunpatchv2.7z 20.1kb)
by Paulo Morais and Pasha
This Gun Patch makes the following changes:
(You may find that the Gun Patch and the Stuka Add-On by Erwin von Helton will not work together. Not compatible with Enemy Coast Ahead which also happens to incorporates heavy cannons to German aircraft).

Converts the Fw-190A8 in an R1 sub variant with 4 MG151 in outboard gondolas
Bf-109G6 to an R6 sub variant with 2 MG151 in outboard gondolas
Me-109K4 to a K6 heavy fighter with 2 MK108 in the wings
Corrects the Bf-110G as it is described in the manual with the addition of 2 belly MG151s.
The new weapons can be cycled.

Pasha's Gun Patch is useful since if you want to create a scenario of 109g's intercepting heavy bombers then the 109g with 3 cannon is probably the most realistic option. The file also rectifies the error of German armament on the 110g.

The FW190a-series with 6 under-wing cannon is enabled. Whenever playing any single mission scenario all the FW190s are carrying this extra armament. (However in real life, the FW190's in the configuration was quite uncommon). This is especially true when creating scenarios of fighter vs fighter (when carrying this extra-armament would put the German fighters at an extreme disadvantage). This is also the case with both the Bf109g series and k series.

The FW190 icon identifier still shows as A-4 model  The A-4 model is identified because the actual text labels are in a separate EAW file called "tartypes.str". This zip, (Pasha's) Gunpatch does not contain this file. The file has nothing to do with the *.flt files or the planes.dat file and will not cause any other issues than a mislabeled plane. You could theoretically create such a file and rename every aircraft in EAW with virtually any name you wanted!

Installing Gun Patch:
-Extract the contents of the zip file to your European Air War directory.
-To test the Gun Patch simply run European Air War and give it a go.

Uninstalling Gun Patch:
-Delete the following files from your European Air War directory; 109g.flt, 109k.flt, 190a.flt, Planes.dat
(Its possible to default to the original armament of 4 cannon (if it's the A-4 or A-8 series) by deleting all the files from the zip from the game directory)

Removing just the 'planes.dat' file (which affects the armament, rate of fire, damage models, etc) will restore German armament to normal. The *.flt files control most of the actual flight parameters. Together they comprise the what is called the entire "flight model" of a particular aircraft in EAW.

Installing the CDF Extractor:
Extract the contents of the zip file to your European Air War directory.
To run the CDF Extractor go to your EAW directory and run the file Cdfrw.exe.
(Caution, Making incorrect changes to the CDF files in European Air War could cause the game to crash.)

Uninstalling the CDF Extractor:
-Delete the following file from your European Air War directory; Cdfrw.exe.
 

Hit Bubble Size Mod 50%: ((HitbubbleSizeMod-PACOHB50.zip 28.0kb)
by Paco.
....decreases 50% the hitbubbles size for all planes, flyable and non-flyable, to get more realistic shooting mode. You have to improve your gunnery skill and shooting distances, according to some aces bibliography readings.

PILOT MOD

Related Download Links:
-plane-mod-pilots

T-5 White Chute: (White Parachute ??kb  or  parachute_white.zip)
by ??.
airmen's classic chute...

RENDERDISTANCE MOD

Related Download Links:
-plane-mod-renderdistance

Plane Rendering Mod: (rendermod.zip 183kb)
by Max188.
This modification replaces the planes.dat file so that planes are rendered at higher quality for longer distances. This makes it easier to identify the type and orientation of the plane at longer distances. It also increases the distance that planes are visible as dots. The rendermod is a must for no-icon-gamers, this give EAW a 100Miles advantage...default its maybe 40miles. By default EAW v1.2 replaces the close distance graphic too early with the middle distance view. You really could see a hard switch from an exact painted plane to a rough painted plane.

This is most beneficial for those who are running the game at high resolutions.  Included files are compatible with Default EAW, ECA, ECAO, BoB, 1942 ETO, Pacific Tide, and Midway campaigns.  (Please note that if you use Charles' ECAPanel, his latest version 4.2 incorporates the Plane Rendering Mod.)

EAW has five numbers for each aircraft, in the file PLANES.DAT, which regulate the distance at which the different 3DZ files are used. Call these:
Close (uses the detailed F.3Dz)
Medium (uses the medium M.3DZ)
Far (uses the flat-plane S.3DZ)
Line (uses the line T.3DZ)
and Maximum view distances (uses a dot)

The standard EAW numbers are
For small single-engined aircraft (more for larger aircraft):
5,250
15,750
47,250
141,750
680,400
Where 1 EAW unit is 21 feet (don't ask me why).

Using this Plane rendering mod will mean that your PC will have to use the most-detailed 3DZs for much greater distances. The advantage will be improved graphics, and a much reduced need for medium- and long-distance 3DZs. The disadvantage may be a frame-rate reduction, or possibly even a lock-up...From a quick test it would appear that this mod gives a decrease in frame rate of around 20-30% from normal on a old 1.1GHz Athlon Computer with a Ge3Ti200, 256Mb Ram...it will certainly fix that "half-plane" problem, that we get in the twin and four engined slots, especially with converted PAW aircraft (I think, from memory, that the reason for that was that PAW used two medium-distance 3DZs for twin-engined aircraft, where EAW has only one)...It also means one less big 3DZ model that modelers have to make working on new aircraft for these slots.

Plane Rendering Mod2: (rendermod2.zip)
by VonOben.
Has created some planes.dat files like Max188 did but for several additional campaigns, including Poland 1939, France 1940, Mediterranean 1941, Caucasus 1942, and Tunisian 1942.

EAW Fuel Mod - Includes Plane Rendering Mod: (combomod.zip  or  PlaneRenderingFuelMod-combomod.zip 199kb)
by Max188.
EAW models fuel consumption within the game, but the  rates are set so low that you rarely, if ever, need to worry about fuel levels.  Plus,  the combat radius ends up being about double what is indicated in the game.  This mod sets the fuel consumption rate to 1.5 times the default for all planes, including AI. This makes the game more accurate and adds a new dimension to the gameplay of managing fuel in a more realistic manner. This mod also incorporates the Plane Rendering Mod.
Included files are compatible with Default EAW, ECA, ECAO, BoB, 1942 ETO, Pacific Tide, Midway, Poland, France, Mediterranean, Caucasus, and Tunisian campaigns.  Please note that for ECAPanel, you will need to use the Render Mod -Script- below.

EAW Fuel Mod Script - Includes Plane Rendering Mod: (comboscr.zip or RenderingFuelModScript-comboscr.zip 5kb)
by Max188.
Modify your own custom planes.dat file. This mod allows you to customize the fuel consumption rate to make the game more accurate, and adds a new dimension to the gameplay of managing fuel in a more realistic manner. Works with both the default planes or ECAPanel.  Also incorporates the Plane Rendering Mod into the script. Be sure to read the enclosed readme.txt file for important instructions and fuel guidelines. The script is written to use ASHE hex editor, you can download a free runtime version.  

Fuel & Rendering: (Fuel&Rendering.zip 207kb)
by Max188 and Per "vonOben" Rasmusson.
...
 

Reflections: (REFLECTIONS.zip 60kb)
by VonBeerhofen aka VBH.
This modification is intended for online gaming using OAW's limited cockpit views but will work in any configuration. It will give better visibility for distant planes by replacing the distant wire model with a flat surfaced one using a blocked skin which will give the illusion of sunr eflections.

SKINS

Related Download Links:
-plane-skins+

Plane-Skins+ Notes:

• I've sorted each skin by plane type.
• Exterior Canopy Artwork, Spinners and Prop fixes are mixed in.
• Note that some of the larger Plane "skins" file archives actually contain an entire Aircraft. This means the skin archive itself could include all files that make up an airplane; Cockpits, Wing Views, Flight Model Data Files, 3DZ Models and Fixes etc.
• The /_misc folder files elude me to where to place them. Some maybe fine in the misc section like general Pilot artwork that applies to no specific plane. But the other files need readmes and placed in the correct skins folder.
• The /_pack folder contains archives with different types of aircraft, zipped up usually for a single purpose.

Skin Packs
Most skins are available as single downloads. However there are some that are "packaged" together, specifically for use with a specific terrain or a campaign. One example would be a pack which is designed for use with ECA Control Panel's Aircraft. This is when skins become more of an Aircraft package.

No Mirror
Also be sure to check out the new "No-Mirror" skins. A skin that doesn't have the lettering reversed on the right side. These are available for aircraft in the Battle of Britain (however the aircraft cannot have any capability to carry external ordnance, so the BoB aircraft in EAW qualify), Also check out Airbuddha's "Hermann Graf Me109G" German aircraft skins!

Russian Skin Pack: (ecap2rus.zip ??kb)
by Paulo Morais and Charles Gunst.
for the tool MSKINMOD by Paulo Morais, repackaged by Charles Gunst for ECA 2.0. Re-packaged Russian skins to fit the ECA Control Panel v2.0 aircraft options where the MiG3 is the Hurricane, the Spitfire I the LaGG3, and so on.

Repacked Night Planes: (Night.zip 1.6MB)
by Martin Osranek aka Dolfo.
...June 5 2001...Common Features: Hand-picked aircraft skins (and ?3dz?) best suited for night...

Stuka Add-On:
by Erwin von Helton.
An add-on for European Air War that allows you to fly the Stuka JU-87B1. Most of the work is done for you but you will need to perform a little hex editing to complete the add-on.

Junkers Ju-52/3m "Tante Ju" Add-on: (?? ??kb)
by Christian Mosimann, Cord Hartmann and Paulo Morais
The Junkers Ju-52/3m "Tante Ju" was the working horse of the Luftwaffe's air transport and supply squadrons. Designed in the early 1930s this three-engined aircraft served on all major fronts during WWII. The Ju-52/3m had its first combat operations during the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 as a transport and auxiliary bomber aircraft. During "Operation Weserübung", the naval and aerial attack on Norway, German soldiers were flown into the combat area with this aircraft type.

Later in the war the Ju-52/3m continued to participate in paradrop operations, for example in the attacks on the Netherlands in 1940 and in "Operation Merkur", the aerial assault on Crete Island in 1941. Its main purpose, however, was to transport ammunition and supplies. The Ju-52/3m was also used to transport injured soldiers out of the combat area and served as a personal transport plane for some German officers as well.

I thought it would be a good idea to include such an important aircraft into European Air War (EAW) by MicroProse. Using the tools 3DZ!Studio and 3DZ!Converter by Alessandro Borges construction of the 3D model started in December 2000. During this process, a new approach to 3DZ model editing was developed and used - Concerted Action Modeling (CAM).

After the main 3D model was in a state where my own 3DZ editing abilities reached its limits, Paulo Morais took over to fix the Rendering Sequence bugs that showed up due to the intense modifications done to the template Ju-88A 3D model. The public release features texture skins by Christian Mosimann and my own provisional attempts at skinning for this bird. I owe both of them my honest respect and thanks for all the help to make the Ju-52/3m project become real.

Thanks to all BETA-Testers and have fun with the Junkers Ju-52/3m "Tante Ju"!

Cord Hartmann

Technical Data:
Junkers Ju-52/3m g4e "Tante Ju" Transport / Auxiliary Bomber

Engines 3x BMW 132 A 9-cylinder radial engine with 725 hp

Wingspan 29.95 m (98 ft 10 in)
Length 19.90 m (65 ft 11 in)
Height 4.50 m (14 ft 30 in)

Top Speed 305 km/h (205 mph)
Ceiling 5500 m (18045 ft)
Range 1300 km (872 miles)

Armament 1x 13mm MG 131 in dorsal lafette
2x 7.92mm MG 151 in side windows

The Files:
Skins, Version 1.1 (June 17th 2001) - for the He-111H Slot
-(Ju52_KFSThorn.zip 135kb)
ZIP package includes the 3D model, the texture skin (Ju-52/3m of Kampffliegerschule Thorn) and additional installation notes. The aircraft is also flyable by the player using the add-ons Enemy Coast Ahead (ECA) and ECA Panel by Charles Gunst.
-(Ju52_Green.zip 131kb)
ZIP package includes the 3D model, the texture skin (Ju-52/3m g7e of 2. Staffel / KGzbV 1) and additional installation notes. The aircraft is also flyable by the player using the add-ons Enemy Coast Ahead (ECA) and ECA Panel by Charles Gunst.
-(Ju52_KGzbV1.zip 165kb)
This ZIP package includes the 3D model, the (provisional) texture skin (Ju-52/3m g4e of 11. Staffel IV / KGzbV 1) and additional installation notes. The aircraft is also flyable by the player using the add-ons Enemy Coast Ahead (ECA) and ECA Panel by Charles Gunst.
-(Ju52_KGzbV1_DrabCamo.zip)
This ZIP package includes the 3D model, the (provisional) texture skin (Ju-52/3m g7e of KGzbV 1) and additional installation notes. The aircraft is also flyable by the player using the add-ons Enemy Coast Ahead (ECA) and ECA Panel by Charles Gunst.

-Junkers Ju-52/3m "Tante Ju" SDM 3DZ files
the Military version 1.1 (Ju52_SDMv11mil+.zip 12kb)
the Military version 1.1 no swastika (Ju52_SDMv11mil-.zip 12kb)
the Civilian version 1.1 no tail MG (Ju52_SDMv11civ+.zip 12kb)
the Civilian version 1.1 no tail MG - no swastika (Ju52_SDMv11civ-.zip 12kb)
These ZIP packages include only the latest short distance 3D model files, to let you apply updates to downloaded previous versions in a quick and convenient way. Moreover, there are some alternate versions to remove the swastika if it offends you, and/or without the tail MG lafette for civilian or Red Cross versions.

-Junkers Ju-52/3m "Tante Ju" FLT File
Version 1.0 (June 14th 2001) (ju52_flt.zip 1kb)
This ZIP package contains a H111.FLT file to drop into your EAW folder - in case you are not using the add-ons Enemy Coast Ahead (ECA) and ECA Panel by Charles Gunst.

-Junkers Ju-52/3m "Tante Ju" Service Pack
Version 1.0 (June 14th 2001) - for the English Version of EAW (Ju52_ServicePack_v10.zip 485kb)
This experimental ZIP package includes the following modifications to the original EAW / ECA files:
Ju-52/3m mini picture for Single Mission Parameters and Pilot Career Squadron selection
Ju-52/3m icon, name label and specifications for the View Objects menu
The IV / KGzbV "Teufel" replacing the II / KG 53 "Condor" in the selectable squadrons
New bomb explosion and flak burst sounds converted from Jane's World War II Fighters
Two more or less Ju-52/3m related desktop icons

-Junkers Ju-52/3m "Tante Ju" Hangar Screen
Version 1.0 (June 14th 2001) (Ju52_Hangar.zip 332kb)
This ZIP package includes the desktop style hangar screen for the Ju-52/3m in the He-111H slot.

-Junkers Ju-52/3m "Tante Ju" PCX Layout
Version 1.0 (June 17th 2001) (Ju52_PCXillustrated.zip 83kb)
This ZIP package includes an illustrated PCX texture file layout for the Ju-52/3m for skinner's information.

Flyable Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Add-on: (fly_b-17f_pax.zip 1237kb)
by Pretzel.
This mod-pack enables the giant US 4-mot bomber to be player controlled!

Mistel: (mistel_v10.zip 12kb)
by Charles Gunst and Alessandro Borges.
Allows you to fly a FW-190 / Ju-88 Mistel combination in EAW--- Not compatible with Enemy Coast Ahead by Charles Gunst.

Henschel Hs 123 A-1 Flt-file V1.0: (HS123flt.zip 2.25kb)
by Knegel
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3D PLANE MODEL SHAPES
In this section you'll find both modified and new 3D wireframes for EAW to enhance the original or add all-new aircraft models. This section should be of particular interest for aircraft skinners and advanced users. Some of these ZIPs provide sample aircraft skins that use the new wireframes.

Pacific Air War Plane Models: (PAW3DZ.ZIP  or  paw3dz.zip 292kb)
by Charles Gunst.
Contains all the newly available PAW 3D shapes, converted for EAW. I figured out how to import the wire-frame models from the old sim PAW so we can now have some Pacific aircraft that really do have the shape that we are looking for. In fact, not only do these PAW wire-frames help us out in the Pacific, many of these aircraft are very close in appearance to aircraft that fought in Europe (the Ki-84 wire-frame makes an excellent Russian La-5/7, the Ki-61 can be used for the Italian Macchi C.202/5, etc.) These are very useful if you're using ECA Control Panel 3.2.

The missing wings problem of the Zero:
is due to the fact that the 3D model is too detailed to use a single 3DZ file. The limit of elements is close to being exceed with the fuselage by itself.

The missing halves of some twin engined PAW shapes:
is due to different part distributions used in PAW and EAW. The 3D information is there and is complete but in different places. For instance 4 engined EAW shapes have their wings in separate files and the fuselage is inside another. This slots are not fully compatible with PAW shapes for this reason.

PAW Prop Fixes: (?? ??kb)
by Charles Gunst.
even figured out a way to get rid of those annoying "old-style" (and ugly) black lines that are supposed to be the propellers of the PAW aircraft. Charles' add-on files also correct the location of the hard-points for bombs and/or drop tanks on these aircraft.

Republic P-47N Thunderbolt: (p47n_mod.zip 6 KB)
by Charles Gunst
This is a modified wireframe model to display the N version of the Thunderbolt.

P47D Paddle Prop: (Paddle-blade prop.zip ??kb)
by Claudio Wilches.
has made a paddle blade prop modification file for the P47D. Just unzip this 3dz file into your EAW directory, and feel the power of a Curtis-Electric 13' prop!

Messerschmitt Me-163A Komet: (me163a.zip 187 KB)
by Charles Gunst
The rocket interceptor of the Luftwaffe - for use with ECA Panel.

Gotha Go-229A Nurflügel: (go229a.zip 155 KB)
by Charles Gunst
A projected jet-powered Flying Wing of the Luftwaffe - for use with ECA Panel.

Dornier Do-335 Pfeil: (do335.zip 172 KB)
by Charles Gunst
A two-prop aircraft of the Luftwaffe - for use with ECA Panel. Two versions are included.

Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane: (sphu_mod.zip 560 KB)
by Paulo Morais
Paulo has glued cannons to both the Spitfire Mk. I and the Hurricane Mk. I to give us templates for different versions of these aircraft types.

Messerschmitt Bf-109E, Focke-Wulf FW-190A and FW-190D: (100s_mod.zip 526KB)
by Paulo Morais
These aircraft can now carry bomb loads and complete fuselage bands are now possible when skinning new textures.

Focke-Wulf Ta-152: (ta152_mod.zip 59 KB)
by Paulo Morais.
Paulo has stretched the Dora's wings and extended the fuselage. These are the wireframes Christian Mosimann has used for his Ta-152H.

Junkers Ju-87D/G Stuka: (ju87g_mod.zip 55 KB)
by Paulo Morais
Stuka wireframe with eliminated fuselage texture distortion, new wings and nose.

New weapons and gunpods: (bombs2_mod.zip 22 KB)
by Paulo Morais
This mod-pack unleashes the power of gunpods and other weapons. This way you can e.g. fly a real D or G anti-tank version of the Stuka.---Not compatible with Enemy Coast Ahead by Charles Gunst.

Mosquito Mk III: (mosquito.zip 92kb)
skin by: Max188 Improved 3d model provided by Stag and JWC.
This is a De Havilland Mosquito Mk III based loosely on the HT-E (RR299), a T Mk III which was built at Leavesden between October 1944 and July 1945. It was the last wartime Mosquito flying in the U.K. when it crashed at Barton Airshow on the 21st July 1996.

LW Drop Tank 1.0:
by Mosi.
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No Prop Fix Wildcat and Hellcat: (f4noprop.zip 7.16kb  and  F6noprop.zip 10.2kb)
by Charles Gunst.
No prop fix for Hellcat and Wildcat. A "no prop" version of the F6F Hellcat 3D shape. The bomb and rocket points have been fixed so that they appear correctly under the wings.

Major 3DZ Modifications: (LW_3dz.zip 0.8MB)
by Martin Osranek aka Dolfo.
... June 5 2001...include new .3dz files like for the Ju87, the Bf109s, the Hurricane IIc, etc. ...

Upgraded Me109E (Me109E slot) wireframe: (3dz_me109e.zip 7.46kb)
by Capitán Manduca.
with the following features:
100Kg bomb hard point by Paulo Morais
Radio antenna
Underwing probe Requires TEX/TRA editing
Tropical filter Requires TEX/TRA editing
Smaller svastika
Reshaped tail section
Frontside cockpit windows Requires TEX/TRA editing
Reversible codes Requires TEX/TRA editing
Smaller propeller hub
 

Upgraded Me109F (Me109G slot) wireframe: (3dz_me109f.zip 18.5kb)
by Capitán Manduca.
with the following features:
Frontside cockpit windows Requires TEX/TRA editing
Radio antenna
Wingtip probe
Lower fuselage antenna (Me109F-0 to F-2 didn't have it)
Underwing radiators
Tropical Air Filter Requires TEX/TRA editing
Reversible or fixed codes Requires TEX/TRA editing
Retractable tail wheel
FIXED Left side nose radiator texture
FIXED Nose radiator height
FIXED Wheel textures
FIXED Tail wheel position
Specific "gustav" model updates not listed.

 

Upgraded Me109G (Me109G slot) wireframe: (3dz_me109g.zip 18.4kb)
by Capitán Manduca.
with the following features:
Radio antenna
Loop antenna (behind radio antenna) Requires TEX/TRA editing
Wingtip probe
Lower fuselage antenna
Underwing radiators
Tropical Air Filter Requires TEX/TRA editing
Reversible or fixed codes Requires TEX/TRA editing
FIXED Left side nose radiator texture
FIXED Nose radiator height
FIXED Wheel textures
FIXED Tail wheel position
Specific "franz" model updates not listed.

 

Upgraded above Me109G (Me109G slot): (3dz_me109g_naxos.zip ??kb)
by Capitán Manduca.
with Naxos Radar.
This was a personal request from Hynkel.

 

Upgraded Me109K (Me109K and Me109G slots) wireframe: (3dz_me109k.zip 5.48kb)
by Capitán Manduca.
with the following features:
Tail reshaped for "Wooden tall tail" Requires TEX/TRA editing
Underwing radiators Requires TEX/TRA editing
Radio Antenna Requires TEX/TRA editing
D/F Loop antenna Requires TEX/TRA editing
Underwing antenna Requires TEX/TRA editing
Underfuselage antenna
Wingtip probe
Svastika Requires TEX/TRA editing
Reversible codes Requires TEX/TRA editing
Provided in three (3) different files for tail wheel. See readme for more info.

 

Upgraded German 300lt droptank wireframe: (3dz_droptank.zip 5.81kb)
by Capitán Manduca.
with the following features:
Reshaped to be more real
Paintable Requires TEX/TRA editing

 

Upgraded Heinkel 111 wireframe: (3dz_he111.zip 12.1kb)
by Capitán Manduca.
with the following features:
Transparent svastika square

 

Upgraded Curtiss P-40D/E Kittyhawk (Tempest Slot) wireframe: (3dz_kittyhawk.zip ??kb)
by Capitán Manduca.
with the following features:
Wheel doors
Wingtip probe
External view one-wing national marks Requires TEX/TRA editing
Internal view one-wing national marks Requires TEX/TRA editing
Reversible codes Requires TEX/TRA editing
Some minor fixes
See readme for more info. See Cockpit_readme for internal view changes.

 

Upgraded Curtiss P-40B/C Tomahawk (Typhoon Slot) wireframe: (3dz_tomahawk.zip ??kb)
by Capitán Manduca.
with the following features:
Wheel doors
Wingtip probe
External view one-wing national marks Requires TEX/TRA editing
Internal view one-wing national marks Requires TEX/TRA editing
Reversible codes Requires TEX/TRA editing
Some minor fixes
See readme for more info. See Cockpit_readme for internal view changes.

 

Upgraded Spitfire Mk.1a (Spit1 or Spit9 Slots) wireframe: (3dz_spitfire1.zip ??kb)
by Capitán Manduca.
with the following features:
Clipped wings Requires TEX/TRA editing by Paulo Morais
2 x 20mm cannon barrels Requires TEX/TRA editing by Paulo Morais
Hardpoints by Paulo Morais
Radio Antenna
Left wing radiator
Underwing probe Requires TEX/TRA editing
4 x 20mm cannon barrels Requires TEX/TRA editing
These changes cover the Spitfire models Mk.Ia/b, Mk.IIa/b, Mk.Va/b/c (and LF). See example TRA files.

Sounds Notes:

• I re-zipped many of them with 7-zip since 7-zip does a great job at compressing the uncompressed ADPCM wav sounds, usually taking 55% off the file size. Again renaming or extending the name of the archive to take advantage of long file names.

BACKGROUND SOUNDS

Related Download Links:
-sounds-background

Touchdown: (touchdn.zip)
by Bandit.
...

Touchdownv2: (tchdn2.zip)
by Rudy G aka Bandit.
...a new touchdown sound thats sounds like wheels hitting the brakes...

Chute Sound:
by ?
...

Un-Synchronized Landing Gear: (landingear.zip)
by Safehaven
...

New Belly-Landing sound: (bellyland-new.zip)
by Safehaven
...

Landing On Skis: (ski-landingsound.zip)
by Safehaven
...for your winter Gladiator...

BARRACK RADIO SOUNDS

Related Download Links:
-sounds-barrack-radio

Barracks Music
Need a change from the same old radio music in the barracks? Want to get a real "period" feel after a mission? Well, then, these music packs are just the thing! Of course, if you're REALLY into period music (and especially the immersion factor it offers), you can check out the "Radio Free EAW" website maintained by 56th FG_Pharaoh. Here you will find numerous "old" songs that were popular in World War II, all available for download!

These files provide you with all new barracks radio music between campaign missions. Unfortunately, you can only include two of these songs into the game at a time. You'll have to rename the two files of your choice to either #radio1m.adp or #radio2m.adp after unzipping, whereas # is A for the American, B for the British and G for German radio.

New British and American Radio Music: (AlliedRa.zip 2.5mb)
by Karnak.
...

New German Radio Music: (GermanRadioPack1.zip)
by JG26 Adler.
...

American Barracks Radio Collection: (radious.zip 2051 KB)
includes Glenn Miller's "In the Mood" and two songs by The Andrews Sisters

British Barracks Radio Collection: (radiouk.zip 3538kb)
includes two songs by Vera Lynn and Glenn Miller's "Tuxedo Junction"

German Barracks Radio Collection: (radiolw.zip 6148 KB)
includes "Lili Marleen", a French chanson and famous German marches

German Barracks Radio Music: (radiomy.zip 2446 KB)
recorded by Cord
This file contains only those new radio music files I recorded myself - for a faster download

American Speeches Collection: (JH_American.zip 1206 KB)
collected by Jamie Hamilton.
includes famous broadcasted speeches

British Speeches Collection: (JH_British.zip 1338 KB)
collected by Jamie Hamilton
includes famous broadcasted speeches

German Speeches Collection: (JH_German.zip 918 KB)
collected by Jamie Hamilton
includes famous broadcasted speeches 

Russian speech pack Ground controller: (Russianspeech1_1_Part1.zip Russianspeech1_1_Part2.zip)
by Stephen O'Leary aka Prune.
replaces British voice...

 

Russian speech pack Bomber Crew Voices: (Russianspeech2_Part1.zip Russianspeech2_Part2.zip)
by Stephen O'Leary aka Prune.
replaces British voice...

Russian speech pack Wingman: (Russianspeech3_Part1.zip Russianspeech3_Part2.zip Russianspeech3_Part3.zip Russianspeech3_Part4.zip)
by Stephen O'Leary aka Prune.
replaces British voice...

Russian speech pack Special: (Russianspeech1_correctedagain.zip)
by Stephen O'Leary aka Prune.
Corrects v1.0 of pack #1...Converter makes speech packs for US voice. Full documentation and Russian primer...

MISC SOUNDS

Related Download Links:
-sounds-misc

Meatwater’s EAW SoundPack: (MeatWaterEAWSndv2.5xle.zip 2.39MB)
by Meatwater.
Was basically the first sound pack and is still very popular. This was back in the year 2000 THE add-on that everybody recommends for EAW that totally revamp the sounds. Most of us start out with MeatWater, and then tweak the sounds by experimenting with others as we go along until we get things sounding like we want them. Since this is an individual preference, there is an almost infinite number of combinations!

Available in:
-v1.3 (mw_eaw_13.zip 952kb)

-v2.0 (v20.exe 17MB (17,477kb)) This is the full version with new radio music and briefings.

-v2.5 patch (mweaw25.exe 639kb) August 1999 Updates v2.0 to v2.5, This means that you must install 2.0 before you install 2.5. There where some important changes.

-v2.0LE (3.26MB (3,367kb)) This is a "Light Edition" Version without the new German briefings and radio music, this can also be updated to V2.5.

-v2.5xle (mweaw25xle.zip <4MB  or  MeatWaterEAWSndv2.5xle.zip 2.39MB) This is the "extended light edition" version, again without the new German briefings and no barracks radio music/speeches. Version 2.5 update INCLUDED!
 

MW Soundpack has rumbling radial and inline engines (flyable, un-flyable aircraft plus the V1), guns, cannon, rockets and bombs, new explosions, gear, new engine-failure sounds, new flak-sounds, new bomb-release sound, new wind-sounds, new bailout sounds, new touchdown sound, new hydraulics sound, new 'meaner' set of German briefings (The original stock briefings have been described as "wimpy") and new radio music.

MeatWater(12-11-1999) Well, first I'd like to thank everyone who's enjoying my SoundPacks. When talking about the (gun-)sounds in EAW I would like to draw your attention to another factor that greatly affects the way a sample sounds once it is put into the sim: you never have a SINGLE sound playing at the same time - there's the engines, other aircraft around you, flak bursts etc. It may be easy to have a wav file that sounds "right", but once put in the game and tested "on the field" most of the samples I had in the beginning turned out to sound different (worse). It was very difficult to create engine samples that would sound good both in formation and alone - almost lost my mind there. You get all kinds of phasing-effects, and the sounds have to be "meaty" but still undistorted. Same with the guns: I had talked to some veterans including my dad who was a rear gunner on a Ju-87 in Poland and later in France, and they all said that the engine noise was so darn loud that some smaller calibers could hardly be heared at all! When they returned from a mission their ears were totally dull for at least an hour, and many times had it been very difficult to hear the radio loud enough. What I'm trying to say is that the sounds in v2.5 of the SoundPack are really the best I could come up with. Before we start discussing the various gun sounds, we should keep in mind that the program itself allows only for ONE radial and ONE inline engine sound for ALL planes. I whish I could have changed THAT.

In Meatwater's Version 1.3 the files are:
snd0009.snd 35.1k Bomb whistle
snd0025.snd 906 bytes .30 cal MG
snd0026.snd 805 bytes .50 cal MG
snd0027.snd 1.03 k 20 mm cannon
snd0028.snd 1.49 k 30 mm cannon
snd0029.snd 34.8 k Rocket launch
snd0050.snd 183 k Gear up/down
snd0051.snd 74.5 k Parachute
snd0052.snd 32.9 k Touchdown

In Meatwater's Version 2.0 the files are:
snd0003.snd 67.8k Flak explosion
snd0004.snd 133k Bomb explosion
snd0009.snd 46k Bomb release whistle
snd0019.snd 45.2k Flak shot
snd0020.snd 37.6k Flak hit
snd0022.snd 128k Plane explosion
snd0023.snd 115k " "
snd0025.snd 3.34k .30 cal MG
snd0026.snd 4.36k .50 cal MG
snd0027.snd 5.19k 20 mm cannon
snd0028.snd 6.05k 30 mm cannon
snd0029.snd 77.4 k Rocket launch
snd0030.snd 233k startup Radial engine
snd0031.snd 319k " P51/109 "
snd0034.snd 234k Startup In-line engine
snd0035.snd 114k "190/P47 "
snd0038.snd 80.2k start Me-262 engine
snd0039.snd 247k " "
snd0042.snd 118k Other engines
snd0043.snd 69k Bomber engines allied
snd0044.snd 184k V-1 engine
snd0047.snd 292k Engine failure
snd0050.snd 183k Gear up/down
snd0052.snd 32.9 k Touchdown

grb_031.snd and gbrf.cdf 8963k German briefing

aradio1m.adp and aradio2m.adp } American Radio music
bradio1m.adp and bradio2m.adp }5691k British Radio music
gradio1m.adp and gradio2m.adp } German Radio music (incl Lilli Marlene)

There are other sounds available, although few replace ALL the sounds like the MeatWater Soundpack for EAW! However, you should feel free to try any sounds you come across for EAW. Only you can tell if you like them or not! There are many other specific sounds out there that you can mix with MeatWater's version. You can eventually build your own collection later on with individual sounds that you prefer.

Installing:
If you decide to install MeatWater's Sound Pack (recommended as one of the basic sound upgrades), simply double-click the EXE file - this sound pack has its own installer program. You will only need to point to your EAW directory once and you're DONE. (MeatWater's Sound Pack has its own un-install program in the Windows Control Panel\Software).

To Remove The German Briefings in MeatWater's v2.0 Sound Pack:
If you come to dislike the German Voice in MW full pack. Delete the files grb_031.snd and the Grbrief.cdf from your eaw main directory. After that, copy the original Grbrief.cdf from your EAW CD-ROM there. That will change sounds back to the original stock, or just get the v2.5xle version.

Serb's Complete Hi-Fi Sounds Package: (SerbSound.zip 2.03MB  or  SerbSound1.zip , SerbSound2.zip , SerbSound3.zip)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.
Some other very good sounds that are preferred by many people of engine sounds, gun sounds, and other sound effects...(converted from CFS2 and WW2F) I have combined all three parts of Serb's Sounds into one 'mutha' package. Including sounds for landing gear, parachute opening, stall and rumble, bullet/cannon hits, riccochets, aircraft explosions, bomb explosions, aircraft crashes, and bomb drop and whistle. Many of these are in living stereo, and all retain their high sampling rate. Also includes the gun sounds package. Dig it. (I have taken care not to make everything stereo, but I have kept a hi-fi stereo image for those sounds that occur when in cockpit view. I think you will like the new flak sample I converted this morning, increasing the dB level by 100% to give it an impact! Also, there are new stall/rumble sounds and gear-to-ground impact sounds...Double_Dwn did great job of converting the firing gun sounds a while back, so I have not converted any for these packages. Cord also has a great collection..those sounds that occurs in 'less sonic demanding' times have been captured in stereo.)

Sound Collection: (sounds_luke.zip  or  new EAW sounds.zip 398kb)
by Luke Blackbeard.
Contains several new sounds for EAW collected from various sources. New gun/cannon sounds and engines.

Sounds Collection: (JR_Sounds.zip 368kb)
by James Richards.
This new collection of sounds that he has assembled with the help of other EAW fans. Includes new .50 cal MG, inline engine + startup and German bombers sounds. The first one (snd0035.snd) is an engine sound from an actual 109g (but it replaces all inlines in EAW) The second sound (snd0042.snd) is an engine sound from a Mosquito. Twin engine bomber sound for EAW (He111, Ju88, B26, etc.)

Max188's collection of the sounds:
by Max188.
A combination of sounds from both Meatwater and Serb, as well as a few adapted from other sources.

Cord's Sounds: (sounds.zip 3503kb)
by Cord Hartmann
I've had problems with Meatwater's sounds (for my taste) with too loud exterior volume. It was so loud and distorted that I couldn't even hear the radio transmissions anymore. So I decreased the volume of most sounds to solve this problem (many players like what he has done). Distortion and too loud exterior volume fixed, radio transmissions hearable again. I did not like some of the sounds included and changed them (using various files - some are recorded by myself, some are from other guys, some are swapped to match another sound effect). Now includes a new radial engine sound for the FW-190a and the Thunderbolts.

Concerning my Sound Pack Upgrade: The base for the files included in the ZIP are MeatWater's sounds and some I got from EAW sites all over the net (I guess one of them was Bandit's, new cool FlaK sounds).

The main intention to upload this was the following: On my system (with Soundblaster AWE 32) MeatWater's sounds were far too loud and even distorted, and this could not be changed with the volume settings. I couldn't even understand the radio transmissions while in an exterior view any more. So I decreased the volume of most files (engine sounds mostly) so that they'd match the "interior volume" and radio transmissions could be heard again.

Second point: I did not like the weak .50cal sound (I guess they were changed since an earlier version of meatwater's), and swapped the MG sound over. Same with the German bomber engines, they got the same file as the American bombers (yeah, maybe a bit too powerful, but I like it better this way. God save Pratt & Whitney! :)

Finally, I extracted the sound files one can hear in the hangar with the FW-190a from EAW, edited them to match the others in volume, and set those up as a new radial engine sound for in-game flight. I also like this one better than MeatWater's solution.

DD Sounds: (DDsound.zip 157kb  or  DD_Snds.ZIP 157kb)
by Brian Cardoza aka Double Down.
The 50 cal and 20 mm sounds are conversions of CFS2 default sounds. I used them because I felt that they captured
the sound of those two weapons very effectively. (I didn't change those CFS2 guns sounds at all btw) I also included some new bullet/cannon damage sounds. The small caliber damage effect is taken from CFS2 while the large caliber damage effect was produced by myself. (I really like the way the large caliber damage sound works...I am especially proud of that sound because I made it from scratch. I'll give away my secret. All I did was to record a wav file of me throwing a bunch of nuts and bolts as hard as possible against a cookie sheet.  Then I edited and ran it through some filters.) I also included a new rotary engine sound. The original wav was recorded by Schatten and converted to a snd file by Stanley99. I edited the sound just a bit in order to remove some of the hiss and crackle that was in the original. Old version: DDSnds.ZIP 143kb 

DD Extra Sounds: (DDSnd2.ZIP 14kb)
by Brian Cardoza aka Double Down.
30mm and Jet Sound. Once again I have converted a gun sound from CFS2 for use in EAW. I converted the 30mm for use in the game and think it sounds pretty good. I also made a new jet engine sound for the Me262. This sound is
a combination of jet engine sounds originally used in Mig-Alley.

Engines and Things Part1: (?? ??kb)
by Migge.
16 bit stereo Radial engines BMW108/Prat and Whitneys/Proto inline files. 16 bit Stereo Gun and Effects sounds.

New Plane Crash Sounds and Radial Engine Update: (soundsfix.zip 1334 KB)
by Cord Hartmann.
This ZIP file is for those of you that already downloaded my sound files collection. To prevent another time-consuming big download for you, I packed the updated radial engine sound (lower pitch) together with cool all-new plane crash sounds. Of course these files also work if you don't have my sound files collection, simply unzip the included SND files to your EAW main directory to install.

Well, I'm also not quite content with the radial engine sounds. Yet I like this one better than MeatWaters...My new radial engine sound is originally the one you hear in the hangar in EAW with the FW-190a in it before starting a mission. I did some editing to this sound, but as I said, it still doesn't satisfy. The problem here is to get a good source to work with, as I don't have a Sternmotor powered WWII kite in my garden (who has, anyway?).

New Sounds: (EAW_snds.zip 240kb)
by Pasha.
...I got motor sounds from a Smithsonian collection, and another from a stereo recording of a Mustang cockpit in flight. I did make an explosion sound, not sure if it's in that zip...a small collection of sounds (6)...The engine noises were, I believe, recorded by Pasha at an airshow and converted to EAW's SND format. One of the sounds replaces the inline engine sound in EAW (SND0035.SND). This was recorded from the cockpit of a real P-51 Mustang (Merlin engine) at 38 lbs. of manifold pressure. The radial engine sound was taken from a real P-47 Thunderbolt at run-up...

Flak Sound: (flak.zip 21.1kb)
by Bandit.
Booming. Many players report that they especially like what he has done with the flak sounds.

Flak Hits Sound: (flakht.zip 22.3kb)
by Bandit.
Booming. Many players report that they especially like what he has done with the flak sounds.

Flak Hi-Fidelity Sound File: (SerbFlak.zip)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.
Gives EAW a much more aggressive flak sound, lethal punch, similar to that of the game B-17 II.

Flak Sound:
by JS.
it is a real sample and has been left the way it should sound.

New Bomb, Flak and V1 Sound:
Dallas 'Pathfinder' Parrott
...

Flak and 30mm: (???? ???)
by Relent?
Mex_Band Flak...Now there's some flak sounds. Damn neared jumped out of my chair. I don't ignore the flak anymore. The explosions shake my desk. Highly recommend it....I didn't like the 30mm sound so I put meatwater's file back in. The flak sound is great though...

“Screamin' Demons Over Europe”: (???? ??kb)
Donster and Stanley99.
have converted MeatWater's Soundpack designed for the SDOE game to be used by EAW! Apparently MeatWater's talents improved to use his newer sounds from a newer game.

Jane's WWII Fighters Sounds for EAW 1.0:  (wwiifsnd.zip 360 KB)
by Cord Hartmann.
This ZIP file contains some in-game sounds from Jane's WWII Fighters converted for use in EAW.

Jane's WWII Fighters Sounds for EAW 1.2:  (wwiifsnd.zip 422 KB)
by Cord Hartmann.
This ZIP file contains some in-game sounds from Jane's WWII Fighters converted for use in EAW.

PLANE ENGINE SOUNDS

Related Download Links:
-sounds-plane-engine
 

CFS Engine Sounds for EAW: (eawsnd.zip 1412kb)
Converted by ?stenerik?
The Focke-Wulf fw 190A engine sound is the radial engine. ME Bf109 engine sound represent the inline engine sound.

CFS Hurricane Engine: (inline.zip 942kb)
Converted by ?stenerik?
Hurricane CFS inline engine sound.

New Merlin Engine Sound: (???? ??kb)
by JS.
it is a real sample and has been left the way it should sound.

MeJet Engines: (262eng.zip ??kb)
by Bandit.
...

Fighter Engines: (Engine1.zip ??kb)
by Bandit.
190a//P47...

Allied Bomber Engine: (bomber.zip ??kb)
by Bandit.
...

Allied Bomber Engine v2: (Snd43.zip  ??kb)
by Bandit.
...

B-17 High Fidelity High Frequency Sound File: (regular NewB17SerbSound.zip and louder LouderB17SerbSound.zip)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.
Here's a file for all the true B-17 fans. This is a 44100 kHz frequency sample of the Flying Fortress in B-172 "The Mighty Eighth".  I truly believe this captures the beauty of the sample.

BF109 High Fidelity High Frequency Sound File: (B172109SerbSound.zip 1.3M)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.
Here's are two files for all the Bf 109 fans. This is a 44100 kHz frequency sample of the Gustav in B-172 "The Mighty Eighth". Includes the startup sound.

B-26 High Fidelity Sound File: (B26Sound.zip)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.
Here's a file for all the B-26 fans. Thanks to Cord for the source! EAW uses the same file for all two-engine bombers, so this file will work with all similar aircraft.

P-47 High Fidelity Stereo Sound Files: (P47Sound.zip)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.
Updated to match the volume of other single-engine aircraft. (I converted the stereo sounds for the CFS2 Hellcat's radial engines for use as the P-47 sounds in EAW. They retain their same sampling frequency and stereo image...)

FW190A High Fidelity Stereo sound Files: (FW190Sound.zip)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.
Here's another radial sound, which has a great 'growl', seemingly appropriate for the 190A. Updated to match the volume of other single-engine aircraft. (I converted the stereo sounds for the CFS2 Hellcat's radial engines for use as the Fw 190 sounds in EAW. They retain their same sampling frequency and stereo image...)

P-51 High Fidelity Stereo Sound Files Package: (SerbP51Sound.zip)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.
This is a completely new Merlin Mustang sound package I made from digital recordings of a real P-51, with the stereo mics recording in the open cockpit. The sample is taken when the engine was at 2000-2500 rpm. I'm proud of this one, and I hope you dig it!

P-51 High Fidelity Stereo Sound Files Alternative Package: (P-51Sound.zip)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.
Merlin engine hi-fi stereo samples, officially inspected, approved and endorsed by JG300_Blitzer! I'm not sure of the original source of these samples, but several visitors have emailed me stating that it sounds very much like the "airshow ambience" of the Mustang.  Newly remastered by Holy Smoke.

B-17 High Fidelity Sound File: (B17Sound.zip)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.

B-24 High Fidelity Sound File: (B24Sound.zip)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.

He111/Ju-52 High Fidelity Sound File: (He111Ju52Sound.zip)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.
A groovy match for Cord's 'Tante Ju' release!

New Sound for the V-1 buzz bomb: (jh_v1.zip 250kb)
by Jamie Hamilton.
A great new sound for the V-1.

Engine Sputter:
by Safehaven
...

New Gun and Engine: (new EAW sounds.zip 398kb)
by Luke Blackbeard.
...gun and engine sounds

PLANE GUNS SOUNDS

Related Download Links:
-sounds-plane-guns

Gun Sounds Package: (SerbGuns.zip ??kb)
by Michael 'Serb' Suzic.
Originally converted by Double_Dwn. You'll see a great improvement for the standard EAW sounds, including the exterior view gun action during bomber interception.

Rocket Launch: (roktlaun.zip ??kb)
by Bandit.
...

30mm: (30mm.zip ??kb)
by Bandit.
...

30mmv2: (30mm2.zip ??kb)
by Bandit.
...

50 cal: (Snd26.zip ??kb)
by Bandit.
...

20mm Cannon: (???? ??kb)
by JS.
...

50 cal: (???? ??kb)
by JS.
...

303 cal: (???? ??kb)
by JS.
...

PLANE RADIO SOUNDS

Related Download Links:
-sounds-plane-radio

Scratchy Radio Messages
Have you ever noticed how your ground controller seems to be sitting next to you in the cockpit? Not any more! Added to the sounds where interference and static to most of these. These new 'touched up' sounds are what help provide great immersion!

Scratchy German ground controller:
By Migge (Mikko Kosonen).
Has done an excellent "scratchy, distant" German controller. After you download it, you will have a zip file that contains the new German speech files and also new radial engine sounds. Remember that if you unzip directly to the EAW folder, you will not only add the German ground controller, but also replace your current radial engine sounds with the new BMW engine for Fw190. If you want to add the new German ground controller messages but not the new engine sounds, then you will have to unzip to a different folder and then copy the Ground Controller sounds only to the EAW folder. The engine sounds will be named similar to this: SND0035.SND.

Scratchy US Speechpak: (usspeech1v1_1.zip 750kb, usspeech2v1_1.zip 790kb, usspeech3v1_1part1.zip 870kb, usspeech3v1_1part2.zip 1mb, usspeech4v1_1part1.zip 850kb, usspeech4v1_1part2.zip 1mb, usspeech5v1_1part1.zip 900kb, usspeech5v1_1part2.zip 1mb, usspeechpacific.zip 160kb)
by Lt. Toad.
Ground Control, Bombers, Wingman, US Speech Pacific Update...Unzip these files to your EAW folder and play.
To uninstall, delete the US*.SND files from your EAW folder.

Scratchy British Speech Packs: (brit-speech1.zip  to  brit-speech5.zip  and  brit-speechu.zip)
by -E.
Made an entire set of scratchy radio messages for the British ground controller messages. (Also included are British and German all wing-man and squadron messages and messages from bomber units as well), Sounds have an annoying electronic screech and warbling noise in the background. It sounds a lot more like listening to a scratchy, static-filled radio message than the crystal-clear digital broadcast that out of the box EAW comes with! In short, better immersion. (the entire British speech pack consists of 6 separate downloads) and the includes the rest of the German radio speech. The first five are for EVERY British radio message in EAW. The sixth speech pack, replaces some of the files in the first 5 and eliminates "I'm Winchester" and may also get rid of those bombers' call of "Where are you guys.....?".

Scratchy British Voices for Pacific Update: (brit-speechp.zip  ??kb)
by -E.
Brit Speech Pacific Update (Update for Speech Pks 2-5)(Install after packs 1-5!)(w/n conflict w/Update v2)

Scratchy German Voices for East Update: (germ-speeche.zip  ??kb)
by -E.
German Speech East Update (Update for Speech Pks 2-5)(Install after packs 2-5!)

Scratchy German Speech Pack: (germ-speech2.zip  to  germ-speech5.zip  ??kb)
by Migge.
Bombers and Wingmen...

RAF speech pack: (Crackly_tallyhos.zip)
by Stephen O'Leary aka Prune.
a "crackly" version of Mike Heath's clever "Tally ho, bandits!" calls for the RAF. This version is based on -E's crackly radio speech files.

Japanese Speech Pack: (JapSpeech.zip 7,979kb)
by Jamie Richards, voice of Dr. Yusuke Marikawa.
this is terrific if you're going to fly the Japanese aircraft in ECA Control Panel! It replaces the German radio messages with Japanese ones! This Japanese Speech Pack replaces the German radio transmissions of the ground controllers, bombers, and fighters with Japanese. The mission briefings remain unchanged. The in-flight subtitles and radio transmission menu are also changed to fit the Japanese speech. In addition the ranks of the pilots are changed from German to the Japanese equivalents. This is an absolute must for all you Pacific Theater pilots out there... the zip archive comes with a lot of new SND files and some other files with e. g. Japanese names. Please refer to the included README.TXT for additional information and complete install/uninstall information. old version: JapSpeech10.zip

"No German" Radio Chatter / Fix for the Pacific Theatre: (bandits.zip 495kb)
by RRF.
If you try to play as an Allied pilot against a "non-German" enemy (whether it's Japan, Italy, or whoever!), it can be an immersion-destroyer to keep hearing radio calls of "German fighters!", "long-nosed 190's!" and other similar things. In addition, you see these words across the bottom of your screen. But now EAW Forum member RRF has developed this patch which replaces these radio calls and text strings with more generic ones like "Enemy fighters" and "Bandits!". It replaces these calls in the both the American and British speech files and text strings. Another fabulous add-on for keeping up the immersion factor!

"Modified" Radio Speech Packs
These eliminate some of the more annoying radio messages and particularly gets rid of the historically inaccurate British message of "I'm Winchester" (which historically we believe is a modern jet pilot term which was not used in World War II, and certainly not in the RAF!). I think that the latest version of -E's Scratchy British Radio Pack also eliminates this annoying pronouncement.

Radio Fix v1.1: (RADIOFIX.ZIP 201kb)
by Cord.
These files correct the following errors in the original EAW radio transmissions:
- The term "I've gone Winchester" was invented after World War II, and it is not indicating the loss of MG / cannon ammunition but of external weapons like rockets. This was misused in EAW and the "Winchester"-files have been replaced by the original "I'm out of ammo" sound files of EAW for both the USAAF and the RAF.
- All German radio transmission sound files containing the words "okay" or "mayday" have been corrected by cutting those out of the files. Although those words sure are common today in the German language, too, they were never ever used during World War II.
To install, please copy all files with the ending SND included in RADIOFIX.ZIP into your EAW main directory (it's the one with the EAW.EXE on your HD). To uninstall, simply delete all of the following files out of your EAW main directory....

WINGMAN Eliminator: (WingKiller.zip ??)
by PapaRomeo.
This package eliminates all of the “warnings” from your AI wingmen.  No longer will invisible wingmen incessantly call out “Two O’Clock Low” “Six O’Clock High” and “Watch out!  You’ve got one on your tail!”.  Includes files for all three languages.   Note:  This package also includes the “Good Kill Eliminator” This package will let you eliminate the annoying "Good Kill" and "Nice Shooting" calls on the radio (or any other sound you don't want to hear), as well as batch files to facilitate easy “un-installation.”

GOOD KILL Eliminator: (GoodKill.zip 13.8kb)
by PapaRomeo.
This package will let you eliminate the annoying "Good Kill" and "Nice Shooting" calls on the radio transmissions (or any other sound you don't want to hear).

German Radio Calls (incl. Radio Transmission Fix): (grc.zip 324 KB)
by João Martins / Cord Hartmann.
This ZIP file patches some of the radio transmission speech files of EAW. The German pilots no longer refer to specific enemy aircraft types (such as "Mustangs!"), nor do they keep using terms like "Okay" or "Mayday!" which simply wasn't done in WWII. A useful package for use with scenarios or campaigns that do not take place on the Western European Front. Please read the Readme.txt for more information.

The JG11 German Radio Collection: (jg11radio.zip 4971KB)
by Bruno Weiss.
...

There's a lot more to choose from! Terrain Add-Ons are great, especially for a seasonal effect which really add to the immersion effect. You want to take a tour of duty in the Mediterranean. A swing through the desert. Snowy Winter terrains. That can be arranged also! You can watch the colors change--the dark Summer terrain is replaced as Autumn rolls around, then snows cover Western Europe in Winter, and finally Spring arrives. (P.S. EAW community member JPI, who is from Lyon, France, says that the new "Spring" terrain is perfect when combined with Major Lee's Mediterranean airfield tiles and Geo's red-roofed Med buildings for France in 1940!) And if you're using the Pacific skins, then "Pacific Terrains" are a must.  One community member named, Serb took Paul Wilson's terrains and added High Res Lr*.ter files to them to make custom new Terrain Sets.

AUTUMN TERRAIN

Related Download Links:
-terrain-autumn

Hi-Res Autumn CFS Terrain: (cfsaut.zip 1760kb  or  cfs-aut.zip)
by Jay, revised by -E.
For this autumn terrain -E has provided Jay's CFS Terrain conversion with brown-leaved forests. You will have to download and unzip the basic terrain ZIP first and then overwrite the provided new TER files with the ones included in this autumn ZIP file.

Autumn Terrain: (autumn.zip 2,251kb)
by Claude Lumpkin.
With patches of gold and brown, this early new terrain replacement provides you with an autumn landscape modification of the original EAW terrain. old version: autmn.zip

Europe Autumn Terrain: (EuropeAutumnV2.zip 3730kb)
by Paul Wilson.
Autumn version. There's also a Summer and a Winter version available...with both Bn*.ter and Lr*.ter files. Old Versions: EuropeAutumn.zip 3.7MB

Repacked Autumn Terrain: (Autumn_ter.zip 6.8MB)
by Martin Osranek aka Dolfo.
...June 5 2001...Common Features: High resolution ground tiles, High resolution objects, including all buildings, trees and vehicles (trucks, trains, ships), Seasonal  landing strips, buildings, trees and camouflaged vehicles (more hires tanks in winter, autumn, Mediterranean, desert, late war), Ugly 3D forests eliminated, Transparent airfield tiles, White parachutes, Hand-picked aircraft skins best suited for each theatre (Autumn_tpc.zip 1.5MB)...

DESERT TERRAIN

Related Download Links:
-terrain-desert

Desert (North Africa) Terrain: (desert_11.zip 2715kb)
by Martin "Hoover" Hoefer and Pretzel.
A fantastic desert terrain. A great Desert Terrain set for a North Africa scenario in European Air War, made possible by their combined efforts. Be sure to set terrain detail level to low to avoid trees and houses in the desert. Old version: v1.0 desert_022200.zip

African Desert: (DesertTer.zip 4022kb)
by Paul Wilson aka Shatterer of Worlds.
A terrific Terrain...

Mediterranean Terrain: (eaw-medt.zip ??kb)
by Snake Macguphie's.
...FULL release version!...

Repacked Desert Terrain: (Desert_ter.zip 4.3MB)
by Martin Osranek aka Dolfo.
...June 5 2001...Common Features: High resolution ground tiles, High resolution objects, including all buildings, trees and vehicles (trucks, trains, ships), Seasonal  landing strips, buildings, trees and camouflaged vehicles (more hires tanks in winter, autumn, Mediterranean, desert, late war), Ugly 3D forests eliminated, Transparent airfield tiles, White parachutes, Hand-picked aircraft skins best suited for each theatre(Desert_tpc.zip 1.5MB)...

Desert Terrain 11: (1.zip 2.zip 3.zip 4.zip 5.zip ??kb)
by Majki?
...

HILLMODS TERRAIN

Related Download Links:
-terrain-hillmods

Hilly EAW: (HillyEAWWorld.zip 242kb  or  hilly_eaw_world.zip)
by Dominique "DOM" Legrand.
EAW has hills and mountains, but by default they are so subtle, you may hardly notice them. DOM has come up with a way to increase the scale of the hills and mountains so that things look really nice and natural. A Hilly EAW World is a good fit for the European terrain.

Realistic EAW Hills:
by Von oben.
...

Hilly EAW World - smooth: (HillyEAWWorld_smooth.zip 185kb  or  Smooth Hilly EAW World.ZIP 185kb)
by Dominique "DOM" Legrand.
See what can be done using the Hills Generator - EAW landscape with smooth hills / desert dunes.

Hilly PAW World: (HillyPAWWorld.zip or PacificDOM.zip 141kb)
by Dominique "DOM" Legrand.
See what can be done using the Hills Generator - adds hills to the major islands of the Tarawa / Rabaul Pacific terrains.

World Height Data Modification: (relieftips.zip 111kb)
by Dominique "DOM" Legrand.
This ZIP packge includes two replacements to either get an all-flat EAW terrain (for the Pacific) or a landscape with lots of steep mountains and hills.

MISC TERRAIN

Related Download Links:
-terrain-misc

Euro-Blend Hi-Rez Terrain:
by Shawn "SagginB" Griffin.
Take only the best features of a variety of terrains and you have the stunning Euro-Blend Terrain. Don't miss this one, this one depicts life to the ground down below. Combining the best features of the EAW default terrain; Jay's CFSI terrain; Paul Wilson's European Summer and Pacific Mainland terrains; GAZ's conversion to EAW of Rowan's "BOB" terrain; and Microprose's "Gunship" terrain; Shawn "SagginB" Griffin has created a terrain which is much more than the sum of its assembled parts. One test flight over Shawn's Euro-Blend terrain will make you a believer. Shawn tells what he set out to do, "The idea was to build a kind of blend of locations...a nice mix of hedge rows, variable fields and some road structure of sorts. I wanted there to suggest life in some way on the terrain...so I also used roads, houses and farms in many areas and even tried to give many houses their own driveways and such...I was after a populated surface look that didn't go with a total endless set of fields and grass. I tried to add tree textures to each tile as well to also give a nice balance to the surface." This terrain will have you believing that just below your aircraft is a world bustling with the daily business of living and also of war. A must download!

Repacked Late War Terrain: (Late_War_ter.zip 6.8MB)
by Martin Osranek aka Dolfo.
...December 5 2001...Common Features: High resolution ground tiles, High resolution objects, including all buildings, trees and vehicles (trucks, trains, ships), Seasonal  landing strips, buildings, trees and camouflaged vehicles (more hires tanks in winter, autumn, Mediterranean, desert, late war), Ugly 3D forests eliminated, Transparent airfield tiles, White parachutes, Hand-picked aircraft skins best suited for each theatre(Late_War_tpc.zip 1.8MB)...

Lights For EAW Terrain: (TerLights.zip ??)
by Moggy????
...The lights for EAW terrains (Works with the night EXE from Vonbeerhofen ?2005?)....

SKY TERRAIN

Related Download Links:
-terrain-sky

Not only have some terrain and skin makers made new ground, they have turned their attention skyward as well. We now have some new colored skies and different clouds that can added to EAW!

If you would like to make you own sky/horizon
or cloud texture. 1st you'll need the pic-pac utility program. The PCX files need to be 128x128 pixels, also You'll have to blend the gray haze in your horizon pcx or you will see a square boxed eaw horizon.

Cloud files are:
BNcloud0.ter
BNcloud1.ter (overcast sky you see in view objects menu.)
BNcloud2.ter

Sky/Horizon are:
BNhorizn.ter
BNSkyblu.ter

When working with sky/clouds, the 128x128 pcx file gets stretched across most of the sky, so its had to get allot of detail.

E-mail me and ill send you my three .PCX templates to help you get started. - Pretzel

Pretzelworks made the following:

• London Fog: occurs at random; experience light, medium, and unflyably heavy!
• Stormy Top Cloud Layer: adds a layer of clouds above you that are stormy and grayish
• Overcast Sky: overcast layer above you is fluffier and better-looking than the original
• Horizon Clouds (new): now the clouds are lower and look better from altitude
• Horizon Clouds: adds a cumulus layer in the distance
• Fluffier Clouds: good looking--show at random, too

Migge made the following:

• New Clouds: Incredible-looking fluffy textured clouds!
• Rich Blue Skies: A rich, beautiful blue!
• Winter Sky: Bluish gray!

EAW Sky and Clouds: (skyclouds.zip 418kb)
by Max188
This add-on replaces the default sky and various clouds used in the game. It includes a new sky, sun, horizon clouds, overcast clouds, and heavy clouds. The horizon clouds will always appear, even on clear days, other clouds appear only when the game calls for them. The horizon cloud textures are based on Bird's original clouds.

Horizon Clouds: (Birds_Horizon_3Dfx.zip 109kb , Birds_Horizon_TNT.zip 116kb)
by Bird.
excellent Horizon clouds. These clouds appear much less repetitive than other horizon clouds available. Try a mission set at dusk to really experience these fantastic clouds.

Gray Sky: (Gray_sky.zip  or  Gray_sky_for winter.zip 32kb)
by Pretzel.
Replace those warm blue skys with an ominous gray winter sky. as Pretzel says: "...use with winter or to get that foul weather feeling"

Enhanced Fluffy Heavy Cloud Layer: (Layer_cloud.zip 25kb)
by Pretzel
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Horizon Cloud Formations: (Horizon_cloud.zip 36kb)
by Pretzel
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Horizon Cloud Skies: (Horizn_CV2.zip  or  HorizonCloudsV2.zip 35.2kb)
by Pretzel.
Horizon clouds ver2. Adds vertical clouds to the EAW horizon. I blended the base of the clouds and added some fluffy-ness in v2 to the gray color too. Run a dusk mission will give a beautiful sunset with the new clouds. The clouds are a single *.ter file and just drop into the EAW main game folder.

Scattered Clouds (blue sky):
by Pretzel.
"normal" clouds, but far better looking than the originals. Brighten up those tepid skies with Pretzel's beautiful scattered clouds in a bright blue sky. He proves once again that he is master of the sky palette, this is a sky texture that you will use again and again.

Weather Systems: (eaw_wx_pac.zip  ??kb  or  WeatherPackage.zip 147kb)
by Pretzel.
...Weather Systems

SPRING TERRAIN

Related Download Links:
-terrain-spring

Hi-Res Spring CFS Terrain: (spring.zip 4394kb)
by Claude Lumpkin and JayP.
This modification of the CFS terrain converted by Jay provides you with a more blue rich color palette, smoothed texture tile borders and smaller city graphics. This one's a beauty - be sure to check it out!

Europe Spring Terrain: (EuropeSpring.zip)
by Paul Wilson.
...with both Bn*.ter and Lr*.ter files

Russian rasputitsa spring/autumn terrain: (Rasputitsa1.zip Rasputitsa2.zip Rasputitsa3.zip Rasputitsa4.zip)
by Stephen O'Leary aka Prune
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"sea-to-forest" rasputitsa pack: (Russian_rasputitsa_forest.zip)
by Stephen O'Leary aka Prune
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SUMMER TERRAIN

Related Download Links:
-terrain-summer

Hi-Res Summer EAW Terrain: (sum_hr.zip 3.2MB)
by Max188.
the cleaned-up and enhanced default version Hi-Res Summer EAW Terrain. This is a hi-res summer terrain based on the original EAW terrain. The tiles have been reworked to clean up the original terrain, adding texturing and improving color and detail.  Snow has also been added to the mountain areas.  This is still the "classic" EAW look, but you will be surprised at how much better it looks.

Summer EAW Airfields: (sum_field.zip 471kb)
by Max188.
This is a set of high detail  summer airfields for EAW.  It includes grass, concrete, and asphalt runways. The airfield colors and textures include more detail and color variation than the default airfields. These were created with the original terrain in mind, but can be used with any terrain set.

Hi-Res European Terrain and Airfields: (eurosum.zip 3.6MB)
by Max188.
This is a new hi-res summer European terrain.  It is very detailed and uses photo-realistic tiles, some of which are based on CFS2, FS2K2, and EAW textures.  Also includes a matching airfield set.  This is a very nice summer change from the original terrain. If your video card does not work with Hi-Res Terrains, download this Normal Resolution European Terrain Patch. (eurosum_lr.zip) You must first install the Hi-Res European Terrain before using this fix.

CFS Terrain: (cfster.zip  4,166kb  or  CFSterrain.zip 4.06MB  or  jaysterr.zip)
Converted by JayP.
The most incredible of these is a set of terrain tiles from Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator textures for European Air War. The colors are rich, the seaming is minimal, and the cities are much improved. Either way you should really check it out for yourself, it is a favorite terrain. A nice change of pace when you are ready to look at something a bit more detailed that provides you with almost photo-realistic landscape graphics especially at high altitude.

CFS terrain sure is pretty at high altitude...but its ugly down low!, but so is the default terrain. It has areas of unrealistic scale and other oddities but after using it for quite a while, you may not want to go back to the original default terrain. The old stuff just looks a little too "painted. However, "The enhanced "darker, richer" of the EAW stock version may seem to make more sense to you. The roads and houses are in the right place, 3d trees are in the right places....You can use the darker version for Spring and standard for Summer, just for an idea.

JayP (10-31-1999)It was actually very simple to do. I have next to no skills with computer graphics, but I do know how to cut and paste, which was all that was really required. The CFS textures are 256x256x256 bitmaps just like the EAW ones. All you have to do is find one you like and edit it to fit in with the EAW textures. Once you work out how EAW fits its terrain together, this is a simple, but time-consuming, process.

It's helpful to turn your desktop down to 256 colors when you're doing this, or get a program that converts color depth without screwing up the image.

There are two main differences between the EAW textures and the CFS ones. One is that the EAW textures are considerably less detailed. The other is that the EAW ones have to tile onto each other on each side. EAW flips its textures through 90, 180 and 270 degrees, so each side has to be able to tile onto any side of any texture in its group, including itself.

For the fields, and most of the other textures, you have to do two things. The first is to make sure that the little roads that cross the fields all lead off the texture such as to link up with each other. Secondly, you have to make sure that each space between the roads on the side of the texture is filled with something that matches up with what will be on the side of the opposing texture.

The way I did it was to find a few CFS field textures that looked suitable and then add some EAW style little roads in the right places. Then I erased the spaces between the roads and filled them with matching textures (this is where the cutting and pasting comes in). Finally, add a few pixels here and there to make it blend a little (this is where my lack of graphics skills shows through) and you're ready to run PICPAC on the sucker!

The roads and rivers in my textures are just the EAW roads and rivers pasted over the top of already converted CFS textures. Similarly with the coastlines. The cities, forests and grass are a bit different as they don't have the little roads, but the principle is the same. I found the cities by far the hardest to convert.

Down low the CFS graphics get horriable, no depth perception.....the CFS terrain is best appreciated at altitude. It looks about the same until you get below 10K ft, it still looks OK to me until you're below 3K, then it gets blurry and looks very flat. I still think it looks better than the stock EAW terrain, though.

You may have experienced problems with the low-res coastal city texture (lrcostct.pcx). Thanks to some helpful feedback, this problem has been fixed. It turned out that in coast.bat, picpac's output on lrcostct.pcx was being written over the original file rather than as a new .ter file. This meant that you didn't see the new texture in the game and that lrcostct.pcx was now blank.

To fix this, either resize bncostct.pcx to 128x128 and save as lrcostct.pcx, or get a new copy of lrcostct.pcx....

If you want to make your own coastline textures using coast.bat, you should edit the line that processes lrcostct.pcx to prevent the problem from recurring.

In response to popular demand (well, 1 person actually but it's a good idea), I have now posted the TER files for the CFS import, in order to save people the trouble of having to use PICPAC.

CFS Terrain Patch 1: (terfix1.zip 484kb  or  terfix.zip)
by Migge.
adds alternate water graphics, for JayP's CFS terrain, changes the water to a darker blue.

CFS Terrain Patch 2: (terfix2.zip 64kb)
by Migge.
adds a missing river mouth coastline tile.

CFS Terrain Patch 3: (coasts.zip 823kb)
by Claude Lumpkin.
adds new coastline artwork and water graphics.

Gaz's Summer Terrain: (Gaz Summer Terrain.zip 4661kb)
by Gaz and AxA.
This terrain is based on tiles that AxA has used for an earlier terrain replacement for Rowan's "Battle of Britain". One of the nice features of its terrain tiles is that there is more vegetation (parks) in the bigger cities. The colors are very rich (especially the water) - give it a try...

Enhanced Original European Terrain Textures: (enhanced.zip  or  terrain2.zip  or  DefaultHRDark.zip 4441kb)
by stererik aka Stone.
This Dark Terrain modification of the original terrain provides you with nice darker colors and richer shading, making the landscape look somewhat more real. For those of you who dislike the CFS terrain because of its poor detail at low altitudes, this may be the right choice for your new standard. Unzip terrain2.zip into the main EAW folder. The 136 terrain files ( *.ter ) should be in the EAW folder, not in a subfolder.

Falcon 4.0 Terrain Conversion: (F4TerrainSet.zip 3792kb  or  F4toEAW.zip 3.7MB 3,792kb)
by Paul Wilson
This is a conversion of the terrain graphics of Falcon 4.0 for use in European Air War. The landscape texture ported from the jet game. A distinctive green system reminiscent of bamboo, pale color usage is impressive. The visibility of enemy aircraft etc. is pretty good, and it emerges as clear in the background.

Europe Summer Terrain: (EuropeSummerV3.zip 3793kb)
by Paul Wilson aka Shatterer of Worlds.
This is a new Summer season terrain set...with both Bn*.ter and Lr*.ter files. Old Versions: EuropeSummer.zip 3.6MB , EuropeSummerv2.zip 320kb patch.

(5-18-2000) Why create another summer terrain? I wanted to create something that looked just about as good as the CFS terrain set but also look great down low. I am achieving this by using more square\rectangular fields as opposed to the chaotic jumble from the CFS tiles. This allows more field edge lines to rune north\south and east\west so that tile lines do not get pixelly. In addition, I am using darker edge lines and that makes for a more subdued texture down low.

I don't know if this terrain looks better at high altitude than the CFS set but it does look much better than the default terrain IMHO. The default terrain is too cartoony looking. My fields are built by hand from scratch but the field textures are coming directly from the photographic looking CFS tiles.

Basically this set will be a cross between CFS and default EAW although I believe it will end up looking a lot more like the CFS tile set when finished

I also like the square\rectangular field look since I believe it better duplicates the look of wartime Europe fields as seen in photos from the time.

Russian Steppe summer terrain: (Russian_summer_1.zip Russian_summer_2.zip Russian_summer_3.zip Russian_summer_4.zip)
by Stephen O'Leary aka Prune.
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"Sea to forest" set for Russian Steppe terrain: (Russian_summer_forest_1_2.zip)
by Stephen O'Leary aka Prune
Changes sea and coastal tiles into forest...

European Summer Terrain v4:
by vonOben.
This is an update of Paul Wilson European summer v3 with the following changes:
· Cities: Resized the cities, no more airfields over the city houses.
· Forests: Removed the small roads along the forests to get a more natural look.
· Coast: Changed the coastline using textures from max188's Summer terrain. Added new small coastal city with a harbor.
· Mountains: Mountains covered with forests.
· Roads: Slightly darker roads with softer edges. Changed one road back to EAW default style. Changed the fields around the roads, so they fit better with the roads and look more natural.
· Rivers: Remade the rivers using EAW default water textures and the riverbanks from max188 high-res terrain. Removed the small roads along the river forests to get a more natural look.
· General: Changed certain corner fields to get a more varied look. Improved seams. Added small roads where they were missing, no more dead end roads. Added a few houses to make the roads more natural. Moved textures and small roads so they will fit better with the 3D ground objects.
...he has also released a fitting eaw_ttd.dat that places all ground objects where they can be seen in the terrain. It adds lots of immersion.

Summer Trees:
by Von Oben.
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TROPICAL TERRAIN

Related Download Links:
-terrain-tropical

Hi-Res Pacific CFS Terrain: (cfspac.zip 583kb)
by Jay aka JayP
By replacing all other textures besides forests, cities and airfields with a water tile, you'll get an impression of the Pacific Islands landscape. However, be sure to decrease ground detail level so that you will not encounter trans-oceanic railroads or ocean trees. Older: pacter.zip 600k

I made a Pacific version of the imported CFS textures. Everything except the cities, forests and mountains is overwritten with water textures. The cities are overwritten with forest, and the forests are edited to fit with the water. The result is something that looks a little like a bunch of islands covered with jungle. It's not great, but it looks a lot more like the pacific than the standard texture set!

Hi-Res South Pacific Terrain "Tarawa": (tarawa.zip 1271kb)
by Claude Lumpkin.
Coral reefs, lots of deep blue water with foaming waves, jungle covered tiny islands - what would a Pacific pilot want more? Lots of enemy targets, I guess... Be sure to set terrain detail level to low to avoid trees and houses in the water.

Hi-Res South Pacific Terrain "Rabaul": (rabual.zip 1117kb)
by -E, Claude Lumpkin and Jay
This Pacific Island Terrain is the "hybrid" Terrain Set named "Rabaul" by -E, that is in fact a combination of Jay's Pacific and Claude Lumpkin's Tarawa. It covers the bigger islands of the "Tarawa" set with the CFS textures that feature in Jay's set.

Pacific Mainland Terrain: (PacMain2.zip 4207kb)
by Paul Wilson aka Shatterer of Worlds.
This provides you with a Pacific Terrain with less water areas. The terrain is primarily forest/jungle but also has areas of farm vegetation (fields of rice, etc.), and cities created from the CFS terrain set. It also features flooded areas including flooded fields (reside where forest use too) to get you the impression of an Asian landscape. This terrain could really represent any large Pacific land area. Make sure you set Terrain Detail to Low in EAW game setup. If you do not strange objects will appear the the wrong places! Like forests of trees appear in the water and all over the place when down low. (I sure wish I could figure out how to change the terrain elevation data.)

Mediterranean Terrain Textures: (eaw-med.zip)
by ?
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Tarawa South Pacific Terrain: (tarawa.zip)
by C. Lumpkin.
These South Pacific tiles were created from aerial photos of atolls, surf, and islands. It's a stunning sweltering terrain set that will have you reaching for a cool lemonade and squinting under those sunny Tarawa skies. If you have waited for the pacific addon's to mature, wait no more, begin or expand your pacific collection today.

Coasts: (coasts.zip)
by JayP and C Lumpkin.
C. Lumpkin blended aerial photos of coastal cliffs and beaches with JayP's terrain tiles to create more photorealistic coasts. Coast and water included. You must have CFS Terrain for EAW (cfster.zip)

Mediterranean Terrain: (medter.zip 4746kb)
by Snake Macguphie
Terrain replacement for the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. The original early artwork by Snake Macguphie has been completely revised to apply missing tiles and some vegetation. Looks great now...

Mediterranean Terrain: (medter2.zip 4193kb)
by Martin "Hoover" Hoefer
The second Mediterranean Terrain set up for European Air War.

Mediterranean Terrain: (MedTerWilson.zip 3641kb)
by Paul Wilson.
And here comes number three... Yet another fine Terrain Pack for a Mediterranean look. Make sure you set Terrain Detail to Low in EAW game setup. Old Versions: MedTer.zip 3.6MB

Repacked Mediterranean Terrain: (Mediterranean_ter.zip 7.5MB)
by Martin Osranek aka Dolfo.
...June 5 2001...Common Features: High resolution ground tiles, High resolution objects, including all buildings, trees and vehicles (trucks, trains, ships), Seasonal  landing strips, buildings, trees and camouflaged vehicles (more hires tanks in winter, autumn, Mediterranean, desert, late war), Ugly 3D forests eliminated, Transparent airfield tiles, White parachutes, Hand-picked aircraft skins best suited for each theatre(Mediterranean_tpc.zip 1.7MB)...

WATER TERRAIN

Related Download Links:
-terrain-water

WINTER TERRAIN

Related Download Links:
-terrain-winter

EAW Winter Terrain: (eaw-winter.zip)
by ?
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Hi-Res Winter EAW Terrain: (win_hr.zip 3.0MB)
by Max188.
This is a hi-res winter terrain based on the original EAW terrain.  It is a cold winter look, but without heavy snow conditions. If your video card does not work with Hi-Res Terrains, download this Normal Resolution Winter Terrain Fix.  You must first install the Hi-Res Winter Terrain before using this fix.

Winter EAW Airfields: (win_field.zip 775kb)
by Max188.
This is a set of winter airfields designed to match the look of the Hi-Res Winter EAW Terrain, but may be used with any winter terrain set.  Includes new winter airfields and runways.

Hi-Res Hard Winter EAW Terrain: (hwin_hr.zip 2.9MB)
by Max188.
This is a hi-res hard winter terrain based on the original EAW terrain.  It is a heavy snow look with frozen-over lakes and smaller rivers.

Hi-Res Winter CFS Terrain: (cfswin.zip 3,759kb  or  cfswint.zip)
by Jay, revised by -E.
For this winter terrain -E has revised Jay's CFS Terrain conversion to appear snow-covered. This one's a complete stand-alone download.

Winter Terrain: (winter.zip 3,092kb)
by Claude Lumpkin.
Here ya go with the winterized version of the original EAW terrain.

Europe Winter Terrain: (EuropeWinterV3.zip 3766kb)
by Paul Wilson.
This is a new Winter season terrain set...with both Bn*.ter and Lr*.ter files. Old Versions: EuropeWinter.zip 3.6MB , EuropeWinter.zip 180kb patch.

Europe Winter Terrain: (wintertiles2.zip)
by Paul Wilson.
A new variation, 3.0a of the winter terrain...with both Bn*.ter and Lr*.ter files

Patchy Snow Terrain: (wintertiles21.zip 3774kb)
by Paul Wilson.
Early Winter. This terrain is a patchy winter terrain giving the appearance of freshly fallen snow and depicting a "softer" winter country side.

HeavySnow Terrain: (?? ??kb)
by Six Pistols.
...Download both the Hi-res and Low res Tiles and unzip all files into the same folder as your EAW.exe File. If you use a Terrain Manager then you`ll know what to do! For best results use my New HeavySnow Buildings! These files are modified Versions of the buildings found on serbs site! also be sure to check out serbs Winter Trees! The runways Were modified From The winter Runways Done by Max188. Have Fun in Poland!

Repacked Winter Terrain: (Winter_ter.zip 5.6MB)
by Martin Osranek aka Dolfo.
...December 5 2001...Common Features: High resolution ground tiles, High resolution objects, including all buildings, trees and vehicles (trucks, trains, ships), Seasonal  landing strips, buildings, trees and camouflaged vehicles (more hires tanks in winter, autumn, Mediterranean, desert, late war), Ugly 3D forests eliminated, Transparent airfield tiles, White parachutes, Hand-picked aircraft skins best suited for each theatre (Winter_tpc.zip 1.6MB)...

Winter Terrain: (1.zip 2.zip 3.zip 4.zip 5.zip 6.zip ??kb)
by Majki?
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In this section you'll find several tools for advanced EAW file editing. Many of these are DOS tools and you'll need some basic knowledge how to get a DOS prompt running to get those tools to work. Please remember that the tools listed here are not all that's available for EAW, there are many more - but listed here are some of the most important, if you want to mess around with the internal file content of EAW. If your using a WindowsOS version without DOS, download the free DOSBox emulator from the internet, and run the tools from within that.

Tools Notes:

• This section is growing as I find more and the more I understand what the tools do. Some tools maybe in the wrong folder. Again please point me in the right direction. Notice that I have renamed or extended the names of the tools if they where abbreviated with short names to better sort them.

3DZ MODEL TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-3dz

The shape of 3D objects like aircraft, virtual cockpits and ground objects is determined by the data stored in 3DZ files - a custom 3D data format developed by MicroProse. While texture editing is a matter of artistic skills and patience, 3DZ editing requires the understanding of the data content of these files. To modify existing 3D models or to create completely new ones you will need at least some of the tools below - unless you are a hex-editing pro. Be sure to study the notes on 3DZ file content before starting any editing project - or you might end up with a black screen system lock-up when you load a corrupted 3DZ file into EAW.

3DBto3DZ Converter: (3DBto3DZ.zip 98.5kb)
by Gurney.
In many cases, Gunship did not include a 3DZ file for every object, only a 3DB file. This nifty little app can convert some of them back into a 3DZ, so they can be edited. It can also write a 3DB out into a text file.
The converter will take (hopefully) any Gunship 3DB file and convert it to 3DZ format. You have the option of creating a 3DZ and/or a TXT file output, the TXT file being similar to the one produced by Alessandro's 3DZ Studio. However, the TXT output of the 3DB file is NOT compatible, as it contains extra data and different formatting. If the 3DB Model contains more than 255 nodes or elements, then only the TXT file is created, because 3DZ files only support 255 nodes/elements.

3DZ Studio X2: (3DZ StudioX2.7z 409kb)
by Gurney and Col.Gibbon.
......3DZ! Studio experiment Two for Windows, Release 0.9...is the source code in Visual Basic...Some work by Col.Gibbon.
 

3DZ!Studio For Windows: (3DZ!STUDIO(Gurney_WB)(WIN).7z 2.77MB)
by Gurney and WB aka Will Baldwin.
is a complete rewrite of Alessandro Borge's original 3DZ! Studio. It came about because of Windows XP's inability to run graphical DOS-based programs, such as this on. Therefore, I(Gurney) have begun coding a new one, with hopefully more features and an improved interface. Will Baldwin also coded some of them after Gurney (check About for credit). Features will include: Load and save 3DZ models compatible for both European Air War and Gunship!-Texture mapping and skin views in the editor-Automatic or manual calculation of normals and rendering sequence-Preview of multiple-3DZ models for High Resolution models.
Includes Hex Modified exe's (Gurneys' last) done by Rotton50 for ??.

3DZ!Studio 2 For DOS: (3DZ!Studio2-BETAUpdated(DOS).7z 687kb)
by Alessandro Borges / Uses GraphiX by Michael Knapp.
...DOS Model Program...Graphical 3DZ file content editor, Includes several 3dz editing tools...the backbone of non-hex editing 3DZ processing...Includes Pascal Source Code and The First Beta Editor...(studiobase.zip 1181kb and the update: studio2m.zip 172kb)...

3DZ_MAP: (3DZ_MAP.7z 17.5kb)
by Paulo Morais.
Create a TXT dump from 3DZs + DXF 3D CAD file

3DZ_MAPC: (3DZ_MAPC.7z 17.5kb)
by Paulo Morais.
Create a TXT dump from 3DZs + DXF 3D CAD file (color)

3DZ Viewer Beta 2: (3DZ_Viewer_Beta_2.zip 1.06MB)
by Alessandro Borges.
This is tool To Edit and View 3D files used in EAW, Pacific Air War, Fleet Defender, Gunship and other simulator that use the 3DZ file format. Some Wireframes and Texture Skins are included. Skins by Claudio Wilches / Alessandro Borges / Stefan Hynkel / Julio Junqueira and friends.
This version is PAW and Fleet Defender 3DZ Compatible. Press S to ScreenShot. BMP format. A better Background...

3DZ2BMP: (3DZ2BMP.7z 20.5kb)
by Paulo Morais.
Create a BMP image from 3DZs MAP with all 3D parts outlined. This DOS utility will process any 3DZ shape file to dump a BMP format picture. In that image, all the parts are mapped out by lines. This will save you aircraft skinners a lot of time, especially with the PAW planes.

3DZ Edit Program: (3dzEditprg.zip 93.8kb)
by Jel.
...?

3DZ File Length Calc Plus: (3dzFileLengthCalculatorPlus(7-16-2012).7z 9.26kb)
by ?.
...?

3DZ Header Finder: (3dzHeaderFinderShow(8-07-2009).7z 5.44kb)
by ?.
...3DZ/TER file, TPC in Header....

3dz Utility V23: (3DZMIRROR -JOIN -INSERT-3dzUtilityV23.zip 38.4kb)
by ?.
...Mirror / Join / Insert...

3dz Utility V24: (3DZMIRROR -JOIN -INSERT-3dzUtilityV24.zip 39.1kb)
by ?.
...Mirror / Join / Insert...

3dzNodeWeld: (3dzNodeWeld(Nov112008).zip 256kb)
by samovar6.
Another program for .3dz work. It will free up duplicate nodes in a .3dz model so that they can be deleted later in 3dzStudio. It might come in handy if you’ve used a mirroring program to create a .3dz wireframe.

3dz Plane Web Viewer Pak: (3dzPlaneWebViewerPak.7z 779kb)
by Alessandro Borges.
Java applet to view 3dz models on a web page.

 

3dzProgs: (3dzProgs(Oct212008).zip 772kb)
by samovar6.
A bundle of utilities to mess around with .3dz models:
>3dzMirror can mirror an existing .3dz model Left to Right, or Back to Front, or Top to Bottom, etc.
>RegPoly creates a .3dz containing a single regular polygon of variable configuration that can be dragged into another .3dz model.
>3dzRotate can, as you might’ve guessed, rotate a .3dz model.

3dzread: (3dzread.7z 42.7kb)
by ?.
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3dzReader v2: (3dzReader v2.7z 12.6kb)
by ?.
...

3DZRuler: (3DZRULER.zip 100kb)
by Col. Gibbon.
Ruler 3dz.
Marks on the ruler are 5 feet spacing and correct to EAW scale. Each side is 160 feet, so you can check models up to 320 feet in size. To use, you'll need the latest 1.28F 3dz Studio. Load the ruler and your model with the: Model/Select one or a group of files to be loaded.

3DZ Scaler: (3DZ-ScalerTool-SCL-UResizer.7z 13.3kb)
by Paulo Morais and Col Gibbon.
.Make 3DZ objects larger or smaller. Texture mapping is unchanged...it is a DOS utility that...change the size of 3DZ models, eliminates the need for spread sheet spacing problems, mouse clicking fatigue, and manual conversions of point coordinates. Be advised hit bubbles remain same size, for an example, resizing the pine tree models to make them smaller will not change the large hit bubbles assigned to them...Note that Paulo's examples are not quite right, so you should go with the actual file names instead (hyphen not underscore in the program title, tmod numbers two rather than three digits). Also, you need to run the program on the 's' as well as 'h' files if you want the shadows to change size as well. If you make objects smaller, they pop up later than before.
Includes:
U.3dz file resizer, and how to make custom wing views. I made this little tool to help others make custom wing views for single seat fighters only. I discovered if you took a pair of normal wings from a standard model, and resized it by a factor of x5, you could easily make a U.3dz. To make the basic file follow the instructions...
Approximate conversion values:
EAW=Gunship*0.2
Gunship=EAW*9

3DZ! Studio Release 0.5 / 01/06/2005: (3DZStudio(Jun022005).zip 66.6kb)
by Gurney.
...CRC 6F57DA46...This is STILL not a finished version, so be aware that it may crash on you...
 

3DZ! Studio 1.00: (3DZStudio(Oct122003)(WIN).zip 18.3kb)
by Col.Gibbon?
...CRC 152011B6...?The first version on windows that CG made/programmed??

3DZ Studio Support Files: (3DZStudioSupportFiles.7z 919kb)
by MS.
...possible support for windows version...

3DZ! Studio 090: (3DZStudiov090(21-06-05).zip 454kb)
by Gurney
...for Windows...

3DZ! Studio 095: (3DZStudiov095(14-09-05).zip 135kb)
by Gurney
...for Windows...

3DZtoTEXTto3DZ Converter 14: (3DZtoTEXTto3DZ-Converter14.zip 85kb)
by Alessandro Borges.
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3DZtoTEXTto3DZ Converter 15: (3DZtoTEXTto3DZ-Converter15.zip 86.7kb)
by Alessandro Borges.
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3DZtoTEXTto3DZ Converter 15a: (3DZtoTEXTto3DZ-Converter15a.7z 62.7kb)
by Alessandro Borges.
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3DZtoTEXTto3DZ Converter 18a(WB): (3DZtoTEXTto3DZ-Converter18a(WB).zip 104kb)
by Alessandro Borges.
This is a small utility to translate coded 3DZ files to text format, and convert it back to 3DZ format. Includes some usage text and notes with Batch file by WB. This is a DOS utility to translate 3dz data files into TEXT format, and Translates it back to 3dz data format. The END of hex editing in 3dz files !! converter.zip 110kb

3dzView: (3DZVIEW.7z 42.3kb)
by ?.
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Join3dz: (Join3dz.7z 11.1kb)
by ?.
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3Dz format import / export: (mgto_EAWtxtImportExport_v0.92.zip 35.1kb)
by till 'rollin' maginot.
"3DZ" format convert into ASCII txt file...

OBJ to 3DZ to TEXT: (obj3dztxt.7z 396kb)
by samovar6.
Wavefront.obj<–>3dz.text Converters....A pair of utilities to convert Wavefront.obj models to 3dz.txt files and vice versa....This program will produce a .3dz text file from a Wavefront .obj model. Use the text file with Borges' Converter 1.8a. The .txt file created by this utility will lack both the Normals Sector, and the Sequence Sector. Even without those sectors, Converter 1.8a can create a .3dz which can be opened in 3dzStudio. Once in 3dzStudio, you can choose Recalculate All Normals. You’re on your own as far as the Rendering Sequence goes, but there are tools out there that may help: WB's super-happy 3dz Analyzer, and Gurney's RS Calc.exe.

PAW 3dz Converter v4: (PAWConverterV4.zip 62.1kb)
by ?.
....Pacific Air War 3DZ model converter?...

pca3dz: (pca3dz.7z 25.1kb)
by ?
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PigFix: (PigFix.7z 18.3kb)
by ?
...Piggyback Fix 9 with mirror tool...

Plane Converters: (PlnConverters.7z 26.7kb)
by ?.
...DUMP_PST, DUMP_PLN, PTCH_PLN...

Starter 3DZ and Texture: (Starter3dz&Texture.zip 5.38kb)
by Col. Gibbon?.
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RENDER SEQUENCE TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-3dzrs

3DZCalc / 3DZ Analyzer v2.4: (3dzAnalyzer(Calc)v2.4-3dzCalc.zip 175kb)
by Will Baldwin aka WB.
This program will recalculate the Normals for EAW and Gunship! 3dz files. It allows you to re-calculate the Normals for all elements at once, distances between all the points and elements, and generate and display the binary RS tree. To use 3dz Analyzer, you also need the output from Alessandro Borges' 3dzToText converter, version 1.8a, to work properly.

3DZCalc / 3DZ Analyzer v2.09: (3dzAnalyzer(Calc)v2.09.zip 27.1kb)
by Will Baldwin.
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3DZCalc / 3DZ Analyzer v2.31: (3dzAnalyzer(Calc)v2.31.7z 155kb)
by Will Baldwin.
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3DZCalc / 3DZ Analyzer v2.33: (3dzAnalyzer(Calc)v2.33.7z 33kb)
by Will Baldwin.
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EAW Calc: (EAW-calc.7z 49.3kb)
by ?.
...?

3dz Table Finder: (JellyRS1.7z 5.30kb)
by Jel.
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RSC: (RSC.zip 165kb)
by Gurney.
...Includes: calc.exe , DupNodes.exe , RSC.bat , RSC.exe, RSCHelp.txt , To3dz.exe , ToText.exe

Rendering Sequence Calculator v2: (RSCalc(11242004).zip 88.3kb)
by Gurney.
Simply run RSCALC.EXE, enter the filename that you want to fix. The program will first check to see if all elements are coplanar, and will warn you if they're not. Once a tree is calculated, the file OUTPUT.3DZ will be created, which can then be renamed to whatever you want. NOTE: This calculator will work for simple models, but is not yet sophisticated enough to sort through larger models, however you MIGHT be lucky!

Rendering Sequence Calculator Spreadsheet: (RSCalcSpreadsheet(7-3-2003).zip 49.2kb)
by Gurney.
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Rendering Sequence Calculator Spreadsheet: (RSCalcSpreadsheet(10-8-2003).zip 49.4kb)
by Gurney.
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RS Calc V1: (RSCalcV1.7z 92.9kb)
by ?.
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RSCTesters: (RSCTesters.7z 27.4kb)
by ?.
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To 3DZ and To Text: (To3dz_and_ToText.zip 25.8kb)
by ?.
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VECTOR v1.2: (VectorCalcV1.2.zip 5.74kb)
by Woolfman.
3DZ file normal vector calculator...A very useful little DOS program for calculating the normal vector of polygons in EAW *.3DZ files. Saves manual calculation, when fixing "disappearing" polygons in new EAW aircraft shapes.

Vector v2.0: (VectorCalcV2.0Beta.zip 12.5kb)
by Woolfman.
latest (Oct 2002) program for re-calculating all of the normal vectors of polygons in EAW *.3DZ files in one operation, and for outputting the result in TXT format. Saves a lot of manual calculation, when fixing "disappearing" polygons in new EAW aircraft shapes.

AIRFIELD TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-airfield

Airfield Editor v1.00: (AirfieldEditor-airfield.zip 20kb)
by Gurney.
...(12-22-2004)...

Base Grid Pack: (BaseGridPack.zip 396kb)
by RAF_Roy.
Contains both the BaseGridTool and the BaseGridTiles. BaseGridTool codes an EAW.tm to place my BaseGrid tiles at a base so you can see them in EAW world. BaseGridTiles, these are tiles to be used in EAW and seen in the EAW world by use of an EAW.tm coded by my new BaseGrid tool.

No Airfield Mod: (NoAirfieldMod.zip 664bytes)
by VonBeerhofen.
This airfield has all it's PCX information removed, in fact it has all information removed and will show up as fully transparent, i.e. no grass, runways or anything. You will be taking off from the rough terrain when the file is renamed to the airfield you want to be fully transparent. All other objects on the field are not influenced and will remain fully functionable.

Airfield Texture Editing Tools: (airfields.zip 246kb)
by Major Lee.
...experienced users only...6/21/2000

CAMPAIGN TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-campaign

Campaign To Text Converter: (Campaign2Text.zip or Campaign2txt.zip 102kb)
by Gurney.
This is just a small program that takes any EAW campaign file, and converts it to a text file, and then back again. It should make it easier to understand what is going on in a campaign file instead of hacking though endless lines of hex code. It also will place comments in the files for items such as target types, weather, special mission types, etc.

Campaign Editor Program v1.0: (CampaignEditor(GUI)v1.0.7z 1.36MB)
by Gurney.
An editor for the Campaign, Squadron and Mission files...
(other names and sizes: CampaignEditorProgramv1.0.zip 763kb) (EAW_CE_P.zip)

Campaign Editor or EAW Pilot: (CampaignEditorv1.0-EAWPILOT.zip 244kb)
by Charles Gunst.
This is a stand-alone squadron and pilot editing Windows based program, which was released in June 1999(v1.0). This tool is a 'must have' for all pilots who are involved in 'off-line' campaign play. It allows you to edit information concerning your squadron in campaigns, among other things: the plane your unit flies, where you are based, the date of your next mission, plus you can change the names of your pilots, and adjust their morale/fatigue levels. If you're thinking "hey, that sounds exactly like the 'Squadron Editor' in ECA Control Panel", you're right! EAW Pilot is already included in Control Panel as the "Squadron Editor". If you don't have or don't want to install ECA Control Panel, you can use EAW Pilot to edit your squadron's info. If you have Control Panel, it's probably unnecessary to get EAW Pilot.

You can re-equip your squadron with any other flyable aircraft, and change your airfield to any other in the EAW world. The number of aircraft available to your squadron can also be changed. The date can be changed to any year and month between January 1940 and December 1950 (EAW does not accept 1939 as a valid year, for some reason). The name and rank of each pilot in your squadron, and the squadron name itself, can be changed to whatever you want, as can the fatigue and morale levels, and the sorties and kills recorded. EAW Pilot is now included in ECA Control Panel, but is useful as a separate program if you are using a campaign created by someone else (because ECA Control Panel overwrites the campaign files when it is opened).
 
If you want, you can use it just to review the fatigue levels of individual Squadron pilots so you know when you should assigning them on the next mission or who should stay on the ground, or use it intently to increase wingman/squadron performance, max out their victories and kills, no fatigue, and perfect morale.

It even lets you re-equip with RAF planes whilst flying for the USAAF. Allows you to change many things in offline career mode, such as your virtual pilot's name, the name and important information for every pilot in your unit (including his Morale/Fatigue level, plus his status: Active, KIA, etc.!!!); or change your unit's base or the aircraft you fly!

Try the aircraft switching function and you'll soon realize that with this tool installed in a '42-45 Campaign'. You can now fly the 8-gunned Mustang Mk1 with the 414 RAF Squadron over France in 1942. Also you can follow the 414th pilot's career over Normandy and on into Europe. With the proper research, you should be able to follow any 'Squadron' and 'Staffel' WWII career.

"EAW Pilot" is Charles Gunst's "EAW Campaign Editor" which is available as a program separate from ECA Panel. It was developed, I believe, just before ECA Panel was. ECA Panel includes "EAW Pilot" as the "Squadron Editor". It allows you to change such career information as the names and/or rank of every pilot in your squadron/staffel (including your own!), their missions/kills, their fatigue and morale levels, their status (Active, KIA, wounded, etc.), your unit's airbase, the date of your mission, and the type of aircraft your unit flies. It is based on Nick Bell's "EAW Edit" / EAW Career Editor, which is a DOS-based program that allows you to change the same things, but much more. You'll find though that EAW Pilot has a less "computerish" interface!
 

If you already have ECA Control Panel, then you probably don't need EAW Pilot, since you already have this feature! For more information on using the Squadron Editor in Control Panel, see the ECA Panel file section.

P.S. in Control Panel, whatever aircraft are showing in the Panel will be the ones available for swapping. Examples: You are flying a Hurricane in the BoB and wish to change to another aircraft (what if....) You have Spitfire MkVb showing in the Spit IX slot, so you can replace your current Hurricane with the Spit Vb, or with any of the other aircraft showing in the Panel. If you have the Yak-9 in the Spit IX position instead, the Yak will now be available, but the Spit Vb won't!
 

Installing EAW Pilot Editor:
It comes as a zip file which you will unzip and install into the main directory of the EAW Campaign you're playing. To get 'EAWPilot' to run you'll need these two files; VBRUN300.DLL , CMDIALOG.VBX. You can place these files with the EAWPilot tool or in your Windows Systems folder. Now you're set to go, simply double click on the 'EAWPilot' icon found in your campaign and the tool will open. It's suggested that you review the 'Readme' text file that comes with 'EAWPilot' to understand fully, how it works.

Campaign Edit or CE: (CampaignEditv1.1.0.zip 593kb)
by RockHPI.
Is a suite of three programs which allows the user to modify campaigns for European Air War. It's really just a hex-editing interface-you select the info from dropdowns or text-boxes and CampaignEdit does the hex-editing. Read the included instructions. Read all the instructions. Read and follow the instructions carefully...There are two versions included-if at all possible, use the Word version (CampaignEdit.doc). A text version is included but the .doc has screenshots that will make the program easier to learn.
Another point I want to beat into the ground is that campaign editing is not yet an exact science. The instructions (have I mentioned that you should read them?) point out most of the areas where things are a bit fuzzy, but understand that you will probably never plug in your numbers and have your campaign just as you like it right away-it'll take some adjusting to get everything right.

Career Editor: (CareerEditorv.07-eawedit.zip 15.6kb)
by Nicholas Bell.
EAW Edit / EAW Career Editor is a DOS editor that can easily edit your European Air War career save files. You can see (and change if necessary) ALL the settings for the pilots in your squadron. Be sure to save your EAW campaign so that you don't lose it. The editor could prevent EAW from working so back up your files. old versions: 08/05/1999 v0.5 eawcedit.zip

this editor will allow you to improve the AI of your squadron pilots, although not in a direct fashion. Instead, you can change some of the variable settings (which seem to have some effect). For that matter, you could change ALL the settings. Bear in mind that some of these are known (such as Fatigue, Morale, etc.) but many are not. Nick Bell points this out in the editor. Some of the unknowns are variable and some are static (do not change). Presumably these include things like gunnery skills, aggressiveness, flying skill(?), etc. Unfortunately, you cannot use it to change enemy AI, nor can you change the AI for friendly pilots not in your squadron.

To Improve Wingmen
Here's what I do...First, MANDATORY!!! install the EAWv1.2 patch (The friendly AI goes from 2 months in to flight school to 2 months after flight school.) Next, start a campaign, set it on EASY. After your squadron mates have racked up some kills, start using the pilot editor (there are several out now) to peek at their stats. Record these. Finish the campaign, and record the stats of the top two guys who pulled through with you (or the last two originals to die with the highest kill totals) Use these stats to build a new squadron. Rinse,Lather,Repeat, until you have it down to a science as to the stats required to build a legendary ace pilot AI.

What does the easy/average/hard setting actually do in regards to the campaign?
The Easy/Average/Hard setting adjusts what sort of AI squadronmates you have (or at least start out with). If you choose Hard you'll usually wind up with a bunch of very green pilots--only a few will have any missions under their belt (and not many missions at that). Choose Easy and you tend to have very experienced fellow pilots (lots of missions, lots of kills already). Average is of course, a mix of the two, with some pilots of moderate experience thrown in. Basically, if you fly a Hard campaign, expect a heavy loss rate for your squadron (and thus a continual stream of green replacements) and you'll have to do a LOT of work for yourself to accomplish a mission. If you fly Easy your squadron can be successful even if you're not! That by selecting Easy you surround yourself with the "best" friendly AI pilots that you can at the start of a campaign.

Transfer your retired BOB Pilot to a new '43 Career:
There's no way to "officially" re-enlist a BoB pilot. But you can "transfer" him (actually all of his stats and figures) into a new (say '43) career with Charles Gunst's EAW Pilot (already included in ECA Control Panel as the "Squadron Editor" function). However, those won't show or allow you to transfer ALL the figures, but the DOS editor Nick Bell developed (actually, EAW Pilot is based on this one) DOES show all of this (i.e., every category). You'd just have to fly one mission in your new career in order to establish a career file, then you can edit the new career any way you want. Just replace the figures for your virtual pilot with all the ones for your pilot at the end of the BoB.

Career Linker 10: (CareerLinkerv1_0.zip 88.1kb)
by Dominique 'DOM' Legrand.
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Career Linker 11: (Carlinkv1_1.ZIP 91.2kb)
by Dominique 'DOM' Legrand.
Enables you to keep your kill score / rank / medals etc. in the next campaign you start.

LogBook Library: (LOGBOOKlib.zip 4.96MB)
by ?MS.
Support Library....

LogBook 30 to 31 Patch: (Logbookp30T31.zip 1.04MB or 1,073KB)
by Min Hyouk Ki aka Minki.
patch...

LOGBOOK 3: (LOGBOOK30.zip 3.19MB or 3,269kb)
by Min Hyouk Ki aka Minki
A squadron managing program combined with a Logbook. It adds much immersion to the game.
It adds a new dimension by allowing you to follow the performance of every flier in your squad, notes casualties, lays out the morale and fatigue of each ai flier, and last but not least, it allows you to write written logs to each mission and even save screenshots and film clips of your missions and appends them to the mission log itself... it really is a superb add-on... and easy to load being a self installing exe...It's not fully compatible with some add-on campaigns like Andy's BOB.

How To Use Minki's Logbook:
First install Logbook V3.0, It has an automated install procedure it should all work fine. (Install the logbook into your main EAW directory.) Then copy the files of the V3.1 patch to the Logbook 3.0 directory and run p30t31.exe by double-clicking on it. It should patch your just installed Logbook to version 3.1. That's it for the installation.
Run the program by clicking the icon in the Start menu or by double-clicking on logbook.exe in the Explorer. If you see the office click the right button of your mouse and you will see all areas that have any function (this works in all screens and can be a great help).
Ok, now start EAW and start a campaign, fly the first mission. Get back to logbook (you don't need to close EAW nor Logbook, after the mission, when in the barracks just use Alt-Tab or Alt-Esc).
Now click 'select squadron'. Click with the right mouse button on a squad field, a little window appears telling: 'add squad' and 'remove squad', you select 'add squad' of course. Another window similar to the explorer appears. If you have set up logbook correctly there should be at least one file: CAREER0*.SVE. Select it (it gets blue) and click on 'open'. Now you have chosen the career you just started. If it is another campaign go through all CAREER**.SAV until you found your campaign. In most cases it should be the last one. Now leave the 'squadron select' screen by clicking on 'exit'. Now you can make use of all the other features.
Click on 'Logbook' to view all your squad comrades and their points and logbooks. You can edit a logbook by clicking on the text in the 'remark' column.

Troubleshoot:
If the program starts and as it scans for a logbook update, it may just hang there....if you click on the small window it will open the program, even though it still says it is checking for an update...try just clicking on the small window to expand it and then you are away.

The issue I have wondered about (and one that Minki addresses in the readme) is the lack of logging your final mission. I've often wondered that if the EAW logbook could do it, why Minki's couldn't? The Logbook takes its info from the EAW Save files. Since the final mission of a campaign is not saved, the Logbook will not be able to log it either.

EAW supports (maybe that's new for some of you) not only active, KIA and MIA pilot statuses, but also wounded, retired, rescued and on vacation pilot status.

LogBook 1: (LOGBOOKv100.zip 2.75MB)
by Min Hyouk Ki aka Minki.
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LogBook 2: (LOGBOOKv200.zip 2.81MB)
by Min Hyouk Ki aka Minki.
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Squad Modder: (SquadMod.zip 6.23kb)
by ?.
...?

Squadron To Text Converter: (Squadron2Text.zip 96.9kb)
by Gurney
This is just a small program that takes any EAW squadron file, and converts it to a text file, and then back again. It should make it easier to understand what is going on in a squadron file instead of hacking though endless lines of hex code. It also will place comments in the files for weapon types.

EAW Year Selector: (EAW_Year_Selector_200.zip 15kb)
by ?Scorpion?.
...Old Versions: EAW Year Selector.zip 11kb

CDF TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-cdf

Most individual files that EAW will use and load during gameplay when needed are stored in compressed form in several CDF archives. These CDF archives are present in your EAW installation folder or on your EAW CD-ROM. To get access to the individual files for editing you need to extract them from the appropriate CDF archive using the tools below. Every individual file present in the EAW folder has priority and is used instead of the same file present in the CDF archives - this is the base for all EAW modifications.

CDF Extractor: (CDF_Extractors.7z 66.7kb)
by Paulo Morais.
A excellent editing tool that is a great CDF Extractor utility which allows you to extract files from the .CDF files which you can then study or edit and perhaps even use to improve certain aspects of European Air War. It also lets you convert European Air War files to editable formats.
CDFR.exe (38kb), A DOS Tool, to extract individual files from CDF archives.
CDFRW.exe (44kb), A 16-bit Windows Tool, to extract individual files from CDF archives (GUI). (Works on Win9x Only?)

Here's the simplest way to use the CDFRW tool:

1) Create a new folder to work in, or at least find an empty one. Using an empty folder is helpful because you can easily find any files you extract from the CDF's.

2) Copy any CDF's that you plan to extract files from into the folder.

3) Double click the "Cdfrw" icon. In the "Cdfrw window" that appears, use the "Explorer-like" interface to find the folder that you copied the CDF's into. When you get to the right folder, you will see a list of CDF's appear in the box on the left. Move your mouse pointer over to this box and double click whichever CDF you wish to search. A list of all possible files will appear. Select whichever file you want to extract and hit the button for "Extract" (alternatively, you could select the "Extract All" button). Continue to repeat this process for how ever many of the CDF's that you want to extract files from. Then close the program.

4) Now in Windows Explorer, open the folder which you copied the CDF's into. You should find a number of extracted files in addition to the copied CDF's. These extracted files are what you can work with.

CDF Manager 104: (CDFManager104XP-EAWCM104.zip 1.35MB)
by NCrawler aka JAJ.
...setup.exe...for WinXP...Also includes 'EAW CDF Manager.exe' separately, place in the games main folder...

CDF Notes and Extra Tools: (cdfnotesAndTools.7z 58.7kb)
by Paulo Morais.
...ALL_FLT.TXT , CDFNOTES.TXT, pln_dat.txt, ... Includes information on the CDF format and FLT data entries...patching tools and sound converters etc...

CDF Tools and Batch Files: (CDFtoolsandBATs.zip 35.3kb)
by Paulo Morais and BATs by Col Gibbon.
...Includes CG batch files to speed up packing/making CDF files...

Build CDF: (MPS_BuildCDF.zip 12.7kb)
by MicroProse aka MPS.
CDFFILE.EXE (13kb), DOS program that makes and updates CDF files. Includes instructions from Paulo.

CDF importer/exporter: (mps_cdf.zip ??kb)
by AJ2000.
...2-28-2000 now available...use either the cdrfwin.exe utility or the one that I made called mps_cdf.exe to extract 3DZ files from the 3D.CDF file in 1942 PAW...

COCKPIT TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-cockpit

British Gauges: (BritishGauges.zip 438kb)
by Crashin' Jack.
For use in making new instrument panels.

Cockpit Editor v1.2CE Installed: (CockpitEditor12CE_Installed.7z 12MB)
by MicroProse and Crashin' Jack.
All ready exploded folder / already installed. Place over a full install of EAWv1.2....

Cockpit Editor v1.2CE: (CockpitEditor12CE_Installer.zip 22.4MB)
by MicroProse and Crashin' Jack.
This is the actual Cockpit Editor used by Microprose in the late 1990s to create the original default cockpits that came with the game. This install will patch your game to a version that is not compatible for any type of online play. So, please consider this just another tool for editing. The first thing to keep in mind is that this is an editor for the 2D cockpit files....This does not mean that it's not useful for the 3D cockpits....If you create a new cockpit, there is no easier way to adjust the needles and sprites than by using this editor. There are some workarounds needed to get everything to work properly....

Custom Wing View Making: (CustomWingViewMaking.zip 13.5kb)
by Col. Gibbon.
I made this little tool to help others make custom wing views for single seat fighters only. To make the basic file follow the instructions below.

Generic Toggle Switch: (GenericToggleSwitch.zip 6.60kb)
by Crashin' Jack.
pair of generic toggle switches.

Gunship EAW 3D Pilots: (Gunship-EAW-3D-pilots.zip 111kb)
by W. Baldwin.
...based on Gunship!

Russian Gauges: (RussianGauges.zip 477kb)
by Crashin' Jack.
Set for making new instrument panels.

Russian Radio: (RussianRadio.zip 578kb)
by Crashin' Jack.
was a prominent feature of some Russian aircraft.
 

FORMATION TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-formation

Formation Editor: (FormationEditor-FormEd3.zip 561kb)
by MrJelly.
...hex edits v1.2 with offsets...The program offset value defaults to the English eaw.exe v1.2. The offset is 1227808 as shown in the textbox at the top right. This number needs be changed to the appropriate value in other eaw.exe files, including the different language versions such as German. Based on this value in the English version the formation table starts at 1227809 (counting the first byte as 1 not zero).
Editing can only be done directly, and it will only happen if the "Direct edit on" checkbox is ticked (on). It is "off" by default. Editing is better done with the display showing decimal values, and only a decimal integer from 0 to 255 can be inserted.

To edit put the decimal value in the small textbox near the top left next to the "Value..." label. Then double click in the cell where the value needs to go. The loaded eaw.exe will be edited instantly.

Editing could be done by running the program in the eaw directory, directly editing the eaw.exe file and running EAW to investigate the results achieved by modifying the file. This way we may more easily discover what some of these values control. Please document your findings!

Clicking the radio buttons displays the bytes as characters, decimal or hex values. The file is re-read each time, so you can switch from dec to hex and back to confirm that the edited value has been inserted.
I knew that VB, Moggy, Andy and others were "au fait" with Dom's notes, and were testing different values in the formation table, so I thought I would produce a utility that they might use. I hope that the upshot is that we find out what the values which are not explained in Dom's notes (most of them!) actually control. Once this is discovered I will be able to refine the editor so that it shows the values and not the single bytes.

I have reworked the formation editor based on the corrected exe map. The program can calculate the formation value based on the selection from the radiobuttons and checkboxes, and put them in the "Type" box(es).

All stock EAW values have 1 radiobutton and 1 checkbox selected. As the radiobuttons correspond to values of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 the selection is by radiobutton only. However, as the checkboxes add hex 10, 20, 40 or 80 (decimal 16, 32, 64 or 128) to the formation type value it appears that they could be combined, even though they never are in the default eaw.exe. So, I set them up this way. I have also flown games with non-standard values in these formation boxes. For example 254 which is all checkboxes plus 14. The 14 does not lie within the radio button range 0- 6. Maybe EAW uses a failsafe routine, but whatever the case is the game ran. Not surprisingly I found that the long integer distance system is the one used in targets and tardata. 64 units is 1 meter, and that makes 13 to the foot Imperial.
I too have had some massive battles, especially with Air Activity set to Large.

...It seemed this last column controlled spacing between wings but this isn't the case. I had some very weird effects with this column, planes started tumbling over not moving from their place.
The X Y Z values were correct though
x = width
Y = depth
Z = height
Using bytes 3 & 4 (high bytes) resulted in planes flying behind the wall. Best to not use those.
The fourth column suggested it was a switch but I've had other values in there which seemed to work, values seemed to suggest they could only be 0 or -1. I understand now that these are not two byte values but four as the others.

...there's a setting which is called alternate which seems to give more freedom within the formation. Other formation types are

one lead 16
staggered 32
step 64
alternate 128

subformations are
line astern 0
line abreast right 1
line abreast left 2
echelon right 3 depends on value set in column
echelon left 3 depends on value set in column
inverted V 4
diamond 5

VBH

At least with this editor we can try different settings and hopefully some sort of pattern will emerge. With some formation numbers I had b17s flying like fighters, and not keeping in formation at all.

Formation & Skin Randomizer or FS Randomizer 1b: (FormationsSkinRandomizerv1b.zip 192kb)
by Dominique DOM Legrand.
This 'Two-in-One' Randomizer utility randomly chooses a skin from a pool of skins available for a particular aircraft.  This way, your planes will use a variety of skins without having to manually select a different one each time.  ...get the extra squads in v1.1...fly American campaigns right now, but I can get up to 36 bombers to escort and up to 50 German enemy ai to engage me. And with the hard setting that's two waves of 50. I can only get 12 of my squadron though...
Due to my(DOM) low-end home PC, I avoid very large scale formations. I also consider that can be yielded by manually setting the number of extra-squads in the ini file. For me, the interesting setting is from 0 to the standard a/c number for friendly and enemy formations and 2 to standard for the a/c I use. Extra squads are usually set to 0-1. This leads to very different fight conditions (force ratios may vary a lot) which were NEVER known before during EAW campaigns:
- two-fighters sweep missions
- no or very few enemy a/c missions where you can focus on ground targets.
- false scrambles
- intercepts with only a few bombers or escort fighters.

...I like to set lower values than standard as mentioned above so you can then get small numbers of aircraft patrolling, something that never happened in the original stock game...

...As indicated in Chapter G of the manual, the eaw.exe MUST not be running when you launch the random process with the addon. However, you are not obliged to randomize before every mission, only if you wish so. You can play several consecutive missions with the same patched exe : EAW has itself random features that change the type of campaign missions, weather, AI aircraft and so on …

About tweaking formations and as said in the tutorial (Chapter H), avoid no-aircraft setting with the formations that concern the aircraft you are flying with or with the bombers you are likely to escort (possible CTDs).

...it seems that when the tweaked formations are set to vary from std to zero planes it tends to generate missions with small number of planes...Was that intended? Yes, of course, this is normal since your randomization is made between the normal (standard) size and lower sizes. If you increase the upper and lize limit, you will have the opportunity to get more planes than usual. As well, if you tweak the Extra Squads (In general, I do it between 2 and zero), the number of planes may vary a lot.

I think that many people have used the randomizer ( it's one of the best add-ons for EAW). I tweaked the bomber formations to allow the biggest formations (random values from standard to maximum). Fighter formations from 0 AC's to standard formations (for allies, except the planes that I fly for) and random formations from 0 AC's to maximum (or one setting below maximum) for axis. Extra squads from 0 to 2. This is the best immersion for me so-far...

Tested Online with a player and it works great! No message of incorrect data! Only the host need the randomizer. By the way the Formation Randomizer works fine with ECAPanel!

Formations Skin Randomizer v1: (FormationsSkinRandomizerv1-FS_RDOM_v1 196kb)
by Dominique DOM Legrand.
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FRONTLINE TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-frontline

Frontline Generator: (Frontline_Generator.ZIP 400kb)
by Dominique 'DOM' Legrand.
This tool automatically creates a frntline.dat file that contains the data for frontlines in EAW. However, be careful, it is mainly designed for people involved in new campaigns/theaters making. As a matter of fact, hexediting of some other files will probably be required for having it working in campaigns, single missions, new theaters....This can be useful for new theaters/campaign makers. One has just to enter the number of frontline points, enter the line/column coordinates of every point (according to the data of the map I previously released with the hills generator v2.0) and the frntline.dat file is automatically edited. This new frntline.dat file has then to be copied into the main EAW directory....
This archive Includes :
FrontlineGen.exe main executable
abc.fil data file
ABTG.rtf list of airbases/targets with corresponding line/column coordinates
HillGmap.jpg map with a draft grid of lines/columns of the 640x320 matrix.
ReadMe.txt this file
10May40.dat an example of what can be done with this utility in less than 1 hour without brainstorming hex editing.

Frontline Generator: (FrontlineGeneratorv1.00.zip 16.3kb)
by ?.
Frontlines in EAW are composed for up to 29 points connected by lines, either hidden (usually over the sea) or visible. EAW stores them up to a maximum of 20 in one file called frntline.dat and uses the right one as determined by the campaign configuration files (should you desire additional details I refer you to the original research done for Dominique 'Dom' Legrand); extract frntline.dat from its cdf file if you want to examine the standard file or create a new one and edit the lines as you like. The auxiliary display will let you see the results.
Once you are ready save the new file as 'frntline.dat' and copy it into the EAW folder. And don't forget to make a backup copy of the original if you are using one of the new campaigns!

FrontLine Mover 1.1: (FrontLineMoverV1.1.ZIP 613kb)
by David R.Joyce.
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FrontLine Mover 2.0: (FrontLineMoverV2.0.ZIP 732kb)
by David R.Joyce.
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FrontLine Mover 2.5: (FrontLineMoverV2.5.ZIP 732kb)
by David R.Joyce.
This program allows the user to scroll thru sets of different frontlines and airfield.dat files, select it and install those files in their EAW folder. The program also removes those files upon user request....

Frontline Mover: (FrontLineMoverV2.5e2.zip 914kb)
by David R. Joyce aka Mane_Raptor and Dominique Legrand. (ads removed by -E).
22 (including the EAW default) frontlines with lists of active Allied and Axis airfields for each one. The active airfields change based upon the frontline selected. Dominique Legrands notes on EAW's Airfield file and the program's read me file are both visible at the press of a button.
An automatic switcher for DOM's Frontlines. This allows you to switch frontlines rather easily for Single Missions, as well as in campaigns. (Requires msvbvm60.dll)
This program allows the user to scroll through a set of different frontlines and install the selected one or return to the EAW default one.
Old Versions: FrontLineMoverV1.1.ZIP 613kb , FrontLineMoverV2.0.ZIP 732kb

New Frontlines For Single Missions: (FrontlinesForSingleMissionsPak.zip 577kb)
by DOM Dominique Legrand.
These files allow the player to select one out of 21 pre-defined front lines in EAW single missions.
Compiled a list of non-default Frontlines. With the internal data structure of the FRNTLINE.DAT file revealed it is now possible to create custom frontlines for both single missions and campaigns. Included are the frontlines of the 1944 campaign and an example of a frontline for a France 1940 campaign from May 10 1940 to the middle of June. You can pick whichever one you want. These work great in both Single Missions and Campaigns. DOM's new Frontlines have also been incorporated into some of the existing add-on campaigns.

Frontline Maker: (1BaseFLbeta.zip 373KB)
by RAF_Roy.
Mission Editing, Makes Frontline around 1 Base - works for single missions offline.

HANGER TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-hanger

Dump AND Patch WSP: (DumpANDPatchWSP.zip 16.5kb)
by Paulo Morais.
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Empty WSP: (EMPTYWSP.zip 940bytes)
by VonBeerhofen.
This file has all PCX information removed, so when it is renamed to the filename used by the .WSP for this particular hangar no animation will be shown. It may take some time finding out which WSP is used by which hangar out of 30 possibillities but practice makes perfect. For instance renaming the file to SPIT2PRP.WSP will remove the rotating prop from the spit1a's hangarscreen. Hope this file is usefull for hangar programmers.

How To Edit FSMLOGO: (fsmlogowsp.zip 262kb)
by Knug.
....how to modify fsmlogo.wsp (The same procedure applies to other .wsp files aswell)....

Hangar Listed: (HangarListed.zip 8.66kb)
by ?.
Table of hangar screens slots and sprites and includes Blank Sprites.

Hangar Menu 2: (HangarMenu2.zip 66.9kb)
by ?.
This utility creates menu files for hangar screens using a BMP JPG or GIF version of the hangar screen picture. The names of these files are "hangaruk.mnu", "hangarus.mnu" and "hangargr.mnu"....

Hangar Menu: (HangarMenu.zip 66.9kb)
by ?.
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MINIPIC Batch Tools: (MINIPIC-btools.zip 86.9kb)
by MailPin.
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Plane Hangar MNU Maker: (Plane_HangarMNUMaker.zip 478kb)
by ?.
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HILLS TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-hills

Hill Generator 2: (Hill_Generator_2.zip 13.4kb)
by Woolfman and Alatriste.
I have corrected the bugs in Wollfman's Hill Generator and the program should generate hills with the correct height ASL.

Hills Generator v1.0: (Hills_Generator_v1.0.zip 613kb)
by Dominique " DOM " Legrand.
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Hills Generator v2.0: (Hills_Generator_v2.0.zip   or  HillsGenerator2.zip  or  HillGen2.zip 760kb)
by Dominique " DOM " Legrand.
DOS Utility to change elevation data etc. of the EAW landscape.
Tired of those pretty but seemingly endless flat landscapes in European Air War (EAW)? Well lace up your hiking boots fly boy because Dominique "DOM" Legrand has pumped up the ETO with some very fun to navigate hills and mountains. In fact Dominique has gone one better then creating a static defined hilly terrain. Instead he has created what he so correctly calls his "Hills Generator". Ready for some serious mountain flying? Looking for something a bit more tame, say rolling hills? Just dial in the numbers. Tweak away to your hearts content. Find a setting you really like? Simply save it in a folder and pull it out when you are ready to fly it again. This is really a very dramatic addition to European Air War and significantly changes your flying experience. Reminiscent of Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator I, European Air War now offers an undulating and visually interesting landscape. Those distant bomber escort missions are no longer quite so tedious with hills and valleys to break up the terrain, not to mention the new wrinkle of low level dogfighting with hills and valleys to contend with. Installation is simple for any one familiar with basic windows procedures such as creating folders and unzipping compressed files. Detailed instructions are included so within minutes of downloading you can be up and flying through the mountains. European Air War continues its evolution as the most dynamic World War II flight sim to date, join in the experience. A must download.

Elevations already exist in the original EAW landscape : they range from 0 (sea level) to about 3000 meters (south-eastern Europe). However, probably because of some AI and display troubles, the elevations were underscaled by Microprose in most areas of the landscape. This DOS program is able to change the scale of the original elevations, either in the whole map or in specific areas of the map....
 

Map Elevation Editor: (MapElevationEditor.zip 23.4kb)
by Paulo Morais.
...asks for the desired scale factor. Any value from 0 to 65535 is good. O gives flat land everywere. Non-zero gives a linear decaying scaling of the height map that will be equal to the scale factor at 0 altitude and 1 at maximum altitude. This way the Alps will keep the same height independent of scale factor, but a factor of 2 gives something like dunes, 5 a hilly coast (volcanic island like) 10 fjord like. Also included is a text file containing terrain tile names in order of usage in the Eaw.tm file....

Relief Tips: (relieftips.zip 110kb)
by Dominique " DOM " Legrand.
These utilities have a double purpose, * to eliminate any relief in the pacific theater (as Stanley99 said : " no more gigantic tsunamis in the Pacific ") FLATTERRAIN.ZIP Drop the EAW16.hm file (0 ko) in your EAW directory.
* to create a Alp-like relief in single missions ALPSTERRAIN.ZIP Drop the EAW16.hm file (200 ko) in your EAW directory....

IMAGE TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-image

csXImage: (csXImage.zip 630kb)
by .
...OCX Control...
 

Grafx2: (grafx2-2.4.2035-win32.zip 1.75MB)
by
...The Ultimate 256-color bitmap paint program...

PhotoFiltre7: (pf7-en-7.2.1.zip 5.30MB)
by .
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PICPAC EXE: (PICPAC.zip 24.3kb)
by .
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TPC to PCX Conversion Program & Batch File: (TPC2PCX.zip 84.9kb)
by gpmwapl and Batch file by SagginB.
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MAP TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-map

EAW World Browser Beta: (EWbrowser.zip 1.46MB)
by RAF_Roy.
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Map Generator v102: (Map_generator_v102.zip 14.4kb)
by Woolfman.
This is a program that generates a map file (Eaw.tm) from a 640x320 bmp file.

Map Generator v1021: (Map_generator_v1021.zip 21kb)
by Woolfman and Alatriste.
This is a program that generates a map file (Eaw.tm) from a 640x320 bmp file. This version was made for the SAW tile set.

Map Editor Beta: (MapEditor.7z 221kb)
by Neil Vennard aka Scorpion.
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Tile Editor: (MPSTileeditor 339kb)
by MPS?
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WM Map Maker: (WMMapMaker 4.49MB)
by ?.
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MENU TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-menu

MNU Converters: (MNUconverters.7z 14.2kb)
by ?.
...?

Pic Plane: (MNUedit.zip 132kb)
by
...MNU Edit...

Pic Plane v2.0: (PicPlanev2.0.zip 132kb)
by
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Screen Utilities: (ScreenUtillities.zip 3.33kb)
by VonBeerhofen.
...the files in both folders will allow you to use any palette when creating new main screens for EAW (with a few exceptions). Each folder has a seperate ReadMe1st with instructions on it's use. Additionally you will need the PICPAC utillity to convert your PCX screens in a 640*480 resolution to EAW's .PIC format.

 

MISC TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-misc

1 Batch Files: (1BatchFiles.zip 3.11kb)
by ?.
...?

DUMP SQD: (DUMP_SQD.7z 19.9kb)
by ?.
...?

F2X2F: (F2X2F.7z 11.4kb)
by ?.
...?

EAW File Analysis Excel: (FileAnalysisExcelv2.zip 2.34MB)
by ?.
...This Excel spreadsheet analyses the data in several of EAW's .dat files. I find it very useful in remaking the EAW world...

Generic Dump and Patch: (genericDumpandPatch.7z 427kb)
by ?.
...?

PIC Progs: (JoelMcIntyrePICProgs.zip 165kb)
by Joel McIntyre.
...Pic Image File Format...

Dats Patcher: (PaulosDatsPatcher.zip 26.9kb)
by Paulo Morais.
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Paulo Tools(2): (PauloTools(2).zip 81.4kb)
by Paulo Morais.
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Paulo's Utilities: (PauloTools.zip 80.6kb)
by Paulo Morais'.
CDFRW.EXE, for extracting individual files from the EAW *.CDF libraries is indispensable for any EAW editor. DUMPSTR.EXE and BUILDSTR.EXE turn EAW text string (*.STR) files into plain text for editing, and back into *.STR files for use in EAW. 3DZ_MAP.EXE generates a standard 3D *.DXF wireframe file of EAW 3DZ files, which can be viewed in any 3D viewer or CAD program, and is very useful for editing 3DZ files. Also includes Paulo's new 3DZ Scaler program, for scaling any EAW 3DZ file up or down.

PAW Image Pack: (PAWImagePack.zip 3.22MB)
by MPS and ?
...Pacific Air War pics and pcx imgaes in BMP...

RAF_Roy Source Codes: (rafroysource1.zip 52.2kb)
by RAF_Roy.
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Snap Shot: (snap_shot.zip 37.0kb)
by ?.
...?

UTILS : (UTILS.7z 15.2kb)
by ?.
...?

MISSION TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-mission

Development Mission Files: (developementmission.zip 150kb)
by RAF_Roy.
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Mission Editor: (MissionEditor-Missedit.zip 9.92kb)
by Scorpion.
Removes all but 4 of the 162 bases in EAW forcing the game to use those that remain...It allows you to choose 2 bases for each side, and all other bases are temporarily deleted/not usable. Good for online playing when you want to start from ground but don't want to fly for hours to meet the enemy...
 

Mission Generators: (MissionGeneratorsv1.03.7z 8.91kb)
by ?Scorpion?.
...the latest 1stRAF Mission Generator.exe 28kb with 1940 and 1945 campaigns or the Mission Generator JG26.exe 29kb version with these campaigns disabled.

Mission Maker: (MissionMaker2.zip  727kb)
by Mr Jelly.
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Single Mission Editor: (SingleMissionEditorr-MSNtoText(Jun072004).zip 84.9kb)
by Gurney.
This program converts a single mission file (from the savedata folder) to a text file and back again. It calculates the correct checksum for the start of the file, which is just a simple CRC32 number.

Single Mission Flyer or SMF: (SingleMissionFlyerv0.1-SMF.ZIP 395kb)
by RAF_Roy.
It performs automatic coding of files to produce a Single Mission which works the same as an "OAW type" Mission". The mission will have only 2 Axis and 2 Allied Airbases in use and can be used Online or Offline. With this one tool (and suffering a bit to read the readme) Now virtually unlimited # of Missions can be made. And You do not even have to post them as usual: Just each get the SMF, and any files, Scenarios, (Campaigns) you like and try a new coding.
When satisfied tell others exactly Scenario files, and which Bases to select as airbases for the sides. Fly Online a different Mission every time!!

• Just start with a useable campaign or default EAW files.
• PLace the 2 files needed in SMF Program's folder (targets.dat , airfield.dat).
• Pick 2 Axis Airbases you know are flyable, and that drawing a frontline from Axis Base 1 to Axis Base 2 will not catch the 2 Allied you pick in between.
• Run SMF program selecting 2 Axis and 2 Allied Bases.Click o.k. for each selction.Click O.k. at end of program to exit.
• Drop the 3 .dat files produced from the Smf/"output" folder (targets.dat, airfield.dat, frntline.dat) into EAW in place of any others.
• Remove *.msn files from EAW/savedata or be sure you pick to fly from the correct 2 homebases for Axis or Allied.
• Fly!

To clarify a little more I make the following full explanation, as even the readme may be confusing:
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First, regarding the program being "on the Fly" is not quite accurate.
It is true that you don't need to know EAW code to make your own new Single Missions with the program.
You do not need any knowledge at all, except how to avoid confusion with the so-called "Base" selection phase windows of SMF.(see below) You must use the program to create the edit prior to flying.You must use either a preexisting and fully functioning existing EAW Scenario (i.e., a.k.a. Campaign / Scenario / Mission)
or; You can use Default EAW files previous extracted from the Data.CDF ; That is Targets.dat and Airfield.dat files.
The program does not extract the files from the Data.CDF.You would have to do it yourself (use cdfrw.exe program).

Using the SMF program makes automatic edits to produce the 3 .dats files as noted. But it is up to you own means to place the created files into EAW (along with any other needed files if using a pre-existing scenario).

In the case of using Default files, that is all you need (Because any other files are already in EAW's .CDF's and will be read by the EAW.exe normal functioning).

But in the case of previously created Scenarios you need to use the other crucial files from the Scenario.This would normally at least be the Scenario's Griddata.dat and Tardata.dat. The easiest way to be sure you have a fully function new "Single Mission" would be to (backup your Campaign Targets.dat, Airfield.dat and Frntline.dat files first or make a copy) place the new created files into the folder containing the Scenario, in place of the Scenarios's original Targets.dat, Airfield.dat and Frntline.dat. Then place the whole new Scenario into EAW to Play (By any means, by hand or using a Manager like OAW, etc.)

In other words, by any means overwrite (replace) the 3 .dat files with the new.

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* All others Basics;

* About the Coding; "Active" vs. "Deactivated" Targets / Cities / Bases:
Only The 4 Bases you Select will be coded for Active. All other EAW Targets / Cities and Bases will be Deactivated. This means that EAW will not (if there are no errors) Target them for attack for a Mission , or To be used for AirBase for Takeoff. Online you will need not further trouble yourself, as EAW when launched will use the new coding. Offline, since you have the option in the hangar to change Targets or Airbase by hand from the map , if you do so and pick a Base that is not active, you will have errors. Also, if you start EAW with a preexisting defaultxx.msn file that has base selected that is not one used by the new files you coded with the program, you either have to select the new Home base by hand from the map and Target, or will CTD.

In other words use the 4 Bases you selected only, even if any others are shown on the map.
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* About the Bases and Frontline:
-The frontline will be made by the program automatically around the 2 Axis Bases you Select. The width is @4 tiles in each direction from the center of each Base.
Then it will be connected together. That is;
The frontline will stretch across the map form point A (Axis Base 1) to point B (Axis Base 2).

Any territory that is within it is by the way EAW functions, will be Axis territory. So if an Allied Base you Selected to be used when you ran SMF is located within the path of the frontline that stretches between the 2 Axis Bases , you have made a mistake.

You just need to be careful about picking the Bases to be used. Best to choose Bases that the locations will have no possibility of error.
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* About the Base Selections :
You must understand that in the Base Selections windows shown by the SMF program you are seeing lists of the 302 possible EAW Target/Base records of Targets.dat In Default EAW this is the same as their same named Bases, since the coding is not altered.

But in the case of any user made files is where any confusion may arise.
The Campaign creator may have placed data in one of those spots for another Base.
(I know this is where all confusions will arise.. lol!)
Say, for Example A;
The Scenario creator made a Base and named it "Tokyo".He used the data record that in Default EAW "Lemans" normaly uses.Then he made a "Tarnames.str" file and included it with the scenario files.(Tarnames.str file is commonly used to replace the original name for a Base/Target/ city with an Alias). In that Tarnames.str obviously he would rename "Lemans" to "Tokyo". So when you fly the Scenario you see Tokyo as the name. To know what exactly is Tokyo for the purpose of EAW coding and the use of the SMF Base Selection windows you need to remove user made Tarnames.str and fly the scenario prior to editing with SMF to see what exactly the located base "Tokyo" record actually is. When you do so you will see it is actually Lemans. Now you know that when you use SMF you want to select "Lemans" to code that record location (alias "Tokyo"). Then the program will code it correctly. Using just this one precaution you will not have error.

Once you are done with the SMF coding, if you wish to fly the scenario without the distraction of default name, you can place the user made Tarnames.str back in with the files. The Tarnames.str does not actually affect the coding.

-I had to make the SMF work like it does to be able to code any scenario, even though does make this confusion arise.
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Again , one other clarification:
EAW has only 162 possible AirBases.
But there are 302 possible Targets/Bases/Cities.

You must use existing coded Airbase in the Base selection for your 2 Axis and 2 Alled Bases. The easiest way to do that is in the case of Default EAW look to the document: EAWK3wdb.html you will see that if it contains an "Acode" is is an Airbase.

But in the case of user made Scenario's disregard the document.The only way to know for sure that a Base/City/Target in the Scenario is actually an Airbase would be to fly the Scenario (unless you are good coder and look at the .dats with a hex editor or ask the maker - but even in that case I advise to fly it first , and of course you must check without the Tarnames.str also). It is the only way to be sure.
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Also note;
Of the 302 records, one that normally would never be an Airbase in Default EAW could be coded in user scenario as an Airbase. You must check as told. Not just look up the document and assume London must be "London", and an Airbase. "London" could be another Base renamed. And also recoded.

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the SMF (Single Mission Flyer) possibilities:

As you Online flyers know, the EAW campaigns do not work Online. And Single Missions or Online Missions ("OAW type" Missions) are static. As in Frontlines do not move, Pilots are not reassigned to new bases, etc....using the SMF, you are not guaranteed that bases will be close. That depends on the scenario. But many scenarios have close bases.
SMF allows you select airbases. So you can pick the closest airbases available. (Roy's program is set to a normal tarnames.str file.)

Often I have wanted to make some better gameplay for Online in EAW. And starting to see the way to do this.

Now, some may remember many Online Squadrons used to fly EAW. They had many "Wars" and posted results.
But there was no real campaigns from this. Now, unfortunately there are not so many Online Players or Squads anymore. But Online campaigns of a sort can be just around the corner. All Online Flyers should try the SMF. Doing so you will realize you can make any number of missions.

Now think a bit more of what this can mean: Say Player A defeats Player B (or Squad A, B)in a Mission. In the next phase one of Player B 's airbase is now Player A' s and so forth. Creating a mini campaign.

But this simple plan is not all. It is just a beginning. Through use of some of the functions of SMF in conjunction with other editing, much more is possible. It is not a much further step to produce a program capable of more editing. When combined with an ability to access the file data produced by EAW on the Hard disk, Making the step from editing outside the program running to automatically producing edits when the program is running and Online Mission ended, but still in the "Lobby" is not that far away.

I plan to give some work to this in the following months. With the help and collaboration of Mr. Jelly at some point it will become a reality to integrate this with OAW. I want to integrate it with the OAW selector later. Then we will have Online Campaigns.

MOVIE TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-movie

SmkTools: (SmkTools.zip 2.02MB)
by RAD.
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PALETTE TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-palette

Bright: (bright183.zip 60.1kb)
by Erik de Neve.
Best palette Reduction for Industrial Grade High quality Textures...

Color Chips: (EAWColorChips.zip 11kb)
by ?.
...EAW Color Chips...

EZPalette: (ezpalett.zip 20.4kb)
by Michael "Wolfier" Lam.
...The main use if this palette editor is to help making palette for any 256-color mode artworks...

PalEd: (paled10.exe 364kb)
by .
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PaletteTool: (palettetool.zip 18.5kb)
by Test Breakdown.
Windows tool to help manage 8-bit bitmap palettes.

Palette Equalizer: (PaletteEqualiser.zip 21.1kb)
by Vonbeerhofen.
These files will affect every file which gets its color information from the DAY_FADE.PAL palette file and work as a kind of preset color equalizer. The affected files are dependant on the used videocard (see PALLY chart).



PALLY: (PALLY.zip 1.76MB)
by Vonbeerhofen.
I created this small utility so skinners can easily determine where colors within EAW are taken from and as a primary guideline for modifying the entire EAW palette. The files and these folders have the following use



PALLY SCREEN: (PALLYSCREEN.zip 11.4kb)
by Vonbeerhofen.
These files have been created to determine which palette indexes can screw up your so carefully created screens.

PCX 2 PAL: (pcx2pal.zip 38.8kb)
by Mike Ruete.
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PCX Pal: (PCXpal_v4.0.zip 169kb)
by Hivebrain.
...converts pallet files for use with many programs...

PCXPAL: (PCXPAL10.zip 5.35kb)
by Juri Vainonen.
...small palette extractor for .PCX-files...

PCXSHADE: (PCXSHADE.zip 31.8kb)
by .
256 colour palette shading table generator.

RecolorBMP: (RecolorBMP-1.0.14.7z 58.3kb)
by Adam Biser aka winwolf3d
An easy to use 8-bit (256 color) BMP re-coloration program. allows you to map colors to other colors within the palette...

Two Color Palettes for EAW: (EAW_pallettes.zip ??kb)
by ??.
one is for aircraft and objects, the other is the proper palette to use when making new game screens.

PLANE TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-plane

The flight characteristics and certain armament data of the 30 aircraft in EAW are stored in the FLT files. To edit those, you can use the tools below. CAUTION: Multiplayer games will only start if every participant of such a game has exactly the same FLT files (and some DAT files) present in the EAW folder.

AirGrid v2: (Airgridv2(9302003)PlanesDAT.7z 24.8kb)
by Mr Jelly.
This program can edit all values in the stock EAWv1.2 "planes.dat" file for the old 30 planes. The hit bubbles can be modified. It can change the fuel settings to set a special fuel setting for each plane...
The later versions of this program can edit individual aircraft ones supported by the newer exes...Mr Jelly wrote it for Knegel, and he knows how to use it...It evolved into newer airgrid versions as they learned more and more about the values from the EAW source code. Some unused but available values have been put to good use, and some values which were never referenced in source code routines, and therefore never used, have been utilized in the newer exes...

Some How To (Provided by VBH):
Using AirGrid is reasonably simple. First of all you need to have a planes.dat in the same folder where the program is. After starting the program you select an airplane to modify in the left bottom corner and the selected planes data will be loaded into the editor. The left top pane shows this data in decimal byte format, (which is a bit stupid as a 4 byte value is interpreted as 4 decimal values instead of a single 4 byte value. It's not very important really but the link with the true value is lost.) Only the boxes in the centre display the true value from the hexadecimal format, some even distinguishing integers from fractional (floatingpoint) values.  
You can tick any of the boxes in the top to give the selected plane what the box describes, some entries there influence AI behavior but most of it is self evident.  
You can change the centre pane to whatever value you like but obviously you'll need some knowledge on what is allowed or better what data you can find on the web for your selected plane.  
Next to the plane selection box a new field will open where you can change the weapons and calibers used for your selected plane. Editing those are a bit awkward and need to be saved after every change you make. Preferably you need to reload the file again as the changed data will not always display, the program is a bit buggy, especially in that part.

AirGrid v6: (Airgridv6(7082008)PLANESDAT.zip 49.4kb)
by ?.
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Bin Load Out Editor: (BinLoEdit.zip 38.8kb)
by ?.
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DUMP & PATCH FLT: (DUMP&PATCH_FLT.zip 43.9kb  or fltedit.zip 44kb)
by Paulo Morais.
...FLT Extractor Tools...DUMP_FLT (39kb)Create a TXT dump from FLT file data  and  PTCH_FLT (42kb)Create a FLT file from TXT file dump.

DUMP & PATCH PLN: (DUMP&PATCH_PLN.7z 26.7kb)
by
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Aircraft Edit v1.00: (EAWAircraftEditv1.00.zip 231kb)
by Jeroen van Soest.
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Aircraft Edit v1.06: (EAWAircraftEditv1.06.zip 323kb)
by Jeroen van Soest.
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Aircraft Edit v1.08: (EAWAircraftEditv1.08.zip 323kb)
by Jeroen van Soest.
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Aircraft Edit v1.08: (EAWAircraftEditv1.08Installer-eawae108.zip 958kb)
by Jeroen van Soest.
EAWAircraftEdit, An easy-to-use Windows based flight model editor that allows you to alter the way your aircraft handles and flies. You can modify a whole host of data; including flight stability, engine data, damage data, flight controls and gun data for each aircraft, break it down to such things as speed, drag, engine performance, weight, armament, nationality, damage modeling, flight model specs, armor etc. If hex-editing is not your style, this is the utility you need. "Aircraft Edit" actually combines two of Jeroen van Soest's earlier programs: EAW Flight Edit and EAW Gun Edit. Note: EAW has crc file-checker in multiplayer games to determine if everyone is using the same flight-model and other data files, to prevent some forms of cheating. Older version: EAWAE v1.06 323kb / eawae106.zip 330kb ,

Fixed Installation in EAWaev1.08:
v1.08 fixed an installation bug that was present in v1.06 (A temporary fix for the installation bug, is to just delete the c:\windows\eawaircraftedit.ini file and start EAWAE again).

I'm not to sure how useful this tool is to somebody new...but it was used to create most of the add-on flight models like ECA, ECA Online, etc. This is a very useful tool if you have any interest in making just about any modification to the aircraft in EAW...This tool is designed for v1.2 of EAW. From the readme, this was a very good program for its time......pulled the files out of the CDF, or actually edited the files within the CDF. (No mention of packing or unpacking.) But I thought it was nice to be able to edit .flt, and planes.dat files at the same time by clicking on tabs. However it does not cover all of the values...EAWae apparently doesn't have the ability to change the most important FM-values, the response curves.

EAWae only makes changes to the Planes.dat file or the Flt files when you actually change the data in the selected fields and then save the changes, (remember to save your changes to apply them!). IMPORTANT!!! If you have ECA Control Panel, you MUST remember that everytime you open ECA CP, you will erase any changes you make to the ***.flt and Planes.dat files in the EAW directory. To prevent this, you must copy the newly modified relevant ***.flt files and the Planes.dat file from the EAW directory before you open ECA Control Panel.

Fuel Setting:
Also, it can't change or influence the fuel settings.

There is no way to "wire" your aircraft's gun groups:
meaning, forcing the player (and thus, the AI) to use both cannons and mg at the same time. It seems, that function is hardcoded in EAW. Even when trying to make one "big group" it will not work as it handles just one gun type; either cannons or mg's.

To check how many rounds your rear gunner has:
You can do it with EAWAircraftEdit, or EAWGunEdit. It will show you how many rounds each position is equipped with in ALL EAW aircraft, even ones with multiple gun positions such as the B-17, B-24, etc. You can also change the ammo counts for any of the aircraft/gun positions.

To change the duration of tracers:
You have to select each individual aircraft on the left, then click on the Gun Data Tab on the main portion of the window. Next click on the Tab for P-38H.FLT or SP09.FLT or whatever aircraft you are modifying. Tracer Duration/Range is at the bottom. I haven't tried this online but I think that this could only be done for offline play since this changes information in the .FLT files (file-checker!). The problem with the tracers being spaced too close, Unfortunately, I'm not aware of anything that can be done about it, at least not until or if Microprose releases the source code for EAW.

The dispersion of fire from bomber gunners:
Can be increased with EAW Aircraft Edit (or the earlier Gun Edit) program.

Use this tool to increase the amount of hits required:
Set the amount hits for a Critical Failure in the tail section, and/or.....

Decrease the size of the hit bubble:
For that particular part that is taking damage. If you want to see more wings blown off, or fuel leaks, or killed pilots, simply do the opposite for that particular hit bubble. You must do this for every aircraft you intend to fly for/against, then save the .flt files and planes.dat files, and put them in your EAW directory. (Emil's Ardennes offensive campaign already has the hit bubble for the tail decreased and hit no.s increased, so you may be able to drop his .flt and .dat files in to save a bit of work.)

An aircraft can be made to serve both as a fighter and a bomber:
You can get Stukas escorting other Stukas. The effect of this dual status (fighter bomber) has on other aspects of the game means effectively the planes will use maneuvering tactics from these aircraft types when the mission encounters routines which control that behavior. So if a bomber is designated as a fighter bomber and it is put in the role of a fighter, it will behave as a fighter but when it's put in the role of a bomber it is unlikely it will do this too because it will not encounter that particular routine during the game. It's not only effective on the tactics the plane will use it can also have an effect on flight and damage model.

Escort Change:
Bomber types which can be escorted or intercepted. On escort missions, nationality is relevant: for example, RAF fighters will not escort USAAF bombers, but if you change the B17 into a British aeroplane, the RAF will happily escort it. Fighter types placed in here appear to be ignored (for both interception and escort) even if they are in the “attack plane” category.

Restore Defaults FM Models:
Just go to the main EAW directory and delete the individual .flt files and one labeled planes.dat. DO NOT DELETE the FLT.CDF file. When EAW Aircraft Edit is used to make changes to the aircraft flight models, gun models, etc., It writes a new ".flt" file for that aircraft and creates a "Planes.dat" file with the necessary changes. Remember that the default aircraft info in EAW is stored in the "FLT.CDF" and "DATA.CDF" files. EAW Aircraft Edit does not make any changes to these two files. So you can revert back to all default aircraft simply by deleting the new "***.flt" files and the "Planes.dat" file. Alternatively, EAW Aircraft Edit has a button at the top labeled "Import data from DATA.CDF and FLT.CDF". Clicking this causes the default aircraft data from EAW to become the numbers shown in EAW AE. "Saving the changes" when you exit will also establish the default EAW aircraft values.

Positioning or Adding Guns:
To test this out, set smoke on for all guns for your plane, fly a mission, (You can't see the smoke from your guns from inside the cockpit), but you can see smoke from the guns on other planes and your own plane in an external view.) If your not sure as to the proper settings (x,y,z) for gun placement keep in mind the Z axis is either above or below the centerline of the plane when viewed from the side, Z is below -Z is above. Y is left or right of the centerline -Y is on the right side of the plane Y is on the left. X is ahead of the middle of the wing. Just experiment with it till you get it where you want it. You also can take some screenshots while the armament is firing. That should also give you an idea about what general X, Y, and Z coordinates are already used and how they affect the gun placement when you change the values. If adding guns where there visually are not any, you won't actually see external wing-mounted guns, but you will see the muzzle flashes! This takes a little getting used too. Also when adding Guns, make sure that the Muzzle Velocity and rates of fire are filled in as well as an ammo load-out for the new guns.

About "Gun Convergence" Factor in AircraftEdit and stock EAWv1.2;
In stock EAW there really is no possibility too adjust any convergences as it's not implemented in the game. However we do see there seems to be some 'cross over' (convergence) of bullets for some of the planes. If your Aircraft has center line mounted gun/cannons then a pilot would aim at the cockpit and engine of their target. However, if using wing mounted configuration only, then you must sweep from side to side for best results. As the stock EAW game has the wing mounted guns converged for long distance (hits at 2,000 or 2,500 even 3,000 feet are possible), this is good for novice pilots in their first combat missions, but after years of flying, one tends to engage at short distance (250m to 300m or at least within 500meters), but we loose hit power.

In stock EAW, the guns are grouped, so you get a smaller dispersion (bullet hitbubble size) by adjusting them with EAWae with the dispersion factor only on centerline mounted weaponry like in the ME-110, the Me-109 or the Lightning. If you try this with wing mounted guns, they too create narrower dispersion, but only for the guns on one side of the wing; so actually, you do not get a narrower field per say, but two narrower grouped hit areas for the gun groups in the left and right wing. If you use higher values for the dispersion, you get something of a shotgun effect, not really nice if you are a crack shot, but good for spraying and praying. I would love to have a utility for not only area harmonizing the guns at a given distance but maybe spot harmonizing them, for the most lethal effect possible!

Unfortunately we can't set a real convergence as it's really built into the game exe (I think v1.28 of the source code modifications does now allow adjustable convergence in the eaw.ini), So with EAWae and EAW v1.2 you'll have to improvise a convergence by adjusting other factors of the guns...sometimes with a Spit 50m behind a Bomber one couldn't hit him cause the guns where only shooting straight, so you would have to bring your plane in a different odd position to get the kill. For the P51b and SpitIX in the default EAW...you would have to set/move the guns more to the plane middle, but not all the way, cause a bit too much in the middle and we would have laserguns (8 x 50cal in the planenose would make for too many kills)...

About G force values (unknown and experimental):
Use the Aircraft Edit tool to inspect the aircraft database/flight models of stock EAWv1.2. Under the Flight Control section, you will see that most planes have a Max G limit of 9.0 and a Neg G limit of -3.0. This may be inaccurate or to extreme if you considered them as to what the Pilot can take. However I believe these values are more likely for the planes structural limits. The game uses that figure to calculate the point where things start to break off the planes among other things, if you will notice, the -G limit on the Hurricane and Spit Mk1a is 0, this is due to the gravity fed carb on those two planes. It's what causes the engine to quit when you shove the nose over in those planes. All the planes have a +G of 9. This is not entirely accurate because all of the real life planes had different G limits, but it's a good ballpark average. A good test of this is to put the +G limit for the P-51D at 4 and get into a 450 mile per hour dive and just pull back on the stick and see what happens. The limits may be there for the AI's use, as well as defining the structural limits.

The wider G-limit window and the known fact that the AI in EAWv1.2 stall rarely (and spin separately) may have been included for gameplay balance reasons by the MPS programmers. They're probably in place for good reasons like perhaps the AI routines weren't considered sufficiently powerful enough to challenge the player, so the AI pilots don't use a personal G limit (redouts/blackouts), but rather are limited only by the wider G limits set for the planes to be given an advantage??? Unless these default G limits are a mistake and have fell through validation and verification by the MPS programmers, but I doubt it. I would Leave the G limits alone. If you narrow the limits you will find after a time that the AI planes all too easy to shoot down. Remember, it's only a computer game and it's trying to fly dozens of planes at once, as well as display the all the graphics. Don't you thing the game needs to cheat a little? The G-limits seem to allow the AI to perform UFO maneuvers even at the lowest airspeeds.

Concentrating on missions in a G6 against 38Js, MkIXs, 47Ds, and 51s, these monsters freely perform incredibly tight turns and loops at an average speed of 140 kmh. As an experiment, You can use the editor and toned down the G limits for the 38H/J and the 47C/D to a more reasonable +5.85 and -0.85, a realistic limit given that they will never stall also. The result is the AI appeared to now start flying more reasonably -- not looping below 140 kmh, turning less tightly at low speeds, et al. High speed turns were also gentler; no F-16 high-G turns in those planes.
Try those same exact planes with the same adjust G limits and you may find that the G changes did not limit the actual combat performance all that much. Turns may somewhat be lower but overall they will probably stay the same. You won't see a lot of difference in stall behavior either, but this needs a lot more experimentation to determine if adjusting the G limits effects the players plane performance.

While I would agree that the actual a/c can withstand -3 and +9 Gs for short periods, in combat no one reaches those limits. Even 6G turns were considered remarkable in those times. A recommendation for those who like the single-player career mode: choose your side for a certain career, and then set the enemy a/c to more reasonable G limits. It may make the AI performance more consistent with the actual experience, instead of impressing you with UFO capabilities.

About the Code Groups Independent EAWv1.28 and Newer FLT Editors:
The more recent versions of "planes.dat" and "*.flt" are modified versions of the stock EAW files which MrJelly's file editors are needed for the newly formatted flight models which have values that EAWv1.2 had, but doesn't use. In the 1.28 series of eaw.exes, these values are put to good use...There are additional new and original unused values in the *flt files...many of the values never where used in EAW1.1 and 1.2. These values allowed Knegel to implement new features, like a 2nd supercharger stage and different engine overheat characteristics. As such the old value descriptions don't fit anymore, meaning you can not use this old AircraftEdit tool to modify them.

Hitbox & Armor Tweaker: (eawtweakprogram.7z 99.9kb)
by Neal Orr aka WWMaxGunz.
He wrote EAW Tweaker back in the summer of 1999 in response to the v1.2 patch. (he's not updated it since) He had been in correspondence with Paulo Morais who had given him the file layout info and some very basic tools for editing. When the official EAW 1.2 patch came out, Paulo wrote ARMBOOST in response and a week or so later I had the 1st (Hit Bubbles) Tweaker ready.

(ARMBOOST picks up the armor of all EAW planes by 50%. I felt that was not a good response to the "problem" of gunnery in 1.2.) So I went into the layouts and saw that Hitboxes are really bubbles with center location and radius. I then wrote the Tweaker to tweak the hit bubble radii and armor values as well, since yes, the armor is a bit weak. I released the program but I doubt it's gone really far.

Two later versions...along with the source code are available. It's all in Borland Turbo C++ 3.0 done as DOS/ASCII C++ so it will transport easily. The big plus is that I wrote the file interface to data structures as objects that open the existing mod files if they are present or will go into the cabinet files and make the mod files if they are not. All that without having to write any app code except instantiation of the file buffer objects. It's very clean. All known data members are labeled as well so further development should be pretty easy too. If you can write C++, the EAW file class in that source can let you access the known plane's data by criteria. I never finished that part...

The original size of wing (and tail) hit bubbles in EAW makes them far too easy to hit from front or rear. This tweaker shrinks all bubbles the same but really wing and tail bubbles should be like an extra 1/4 to 1/2 off. Modern Gaming PC's now (year2016) could run a lot more hit bubbles, they are way faster to detect hits than boxes. The game code might allow more hit bubbles, treat them all with the same code and different data.

Flight Editor: (FlightEditor(11112003).7z 10.7kb)
by Mr Jelly.
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Gun Editor v1.02 (GunEdit.zip  or  GunEditv1.02.zip 209kb)
By: J. Van Soest.
An excellent program that lets you define the guns for a plane. It is very fun to play around with...It allows you to
edit the number of gungroups, gungroup data, gun positions and gun performance for each aircraft.

Loadout Editor: (LoadOutEditor(2003).zip 26.8kb)
by Mr Jelly.
...The four text files are read by LoadoutEdit.exe to get the names of the mounts, planes, weapons and locations...

Mog Program: (MogProg.7z 13.4kb)
by Jel.
Switchslot utility to allow users to manually change the slot of a model by changing the file header. I included it in the Zip. so you don't have to do a long search through many pages to find it...

PICPAC Collision Detection: (PICPACCollisionDetection.zip 106kb)
by VonBeerhofen.
These files actually belong in the PicPac utillity. When edited, these files will execute the collision detection when the plane hits the water line. I guess there may be more to follow. These ingame files can not be translated with picpac.

 

Armor Boost: (ARMBOOST.EXE ??kb  and  ARMBOOST.TXT)
by Paulo Morais
A treat for EAW hard core players! a program to boost all EAW armor values by 50% as a v1.2 fix for too-easy kills. It is a DOS window program. It changes your files. It has save, restore and apply. Read the directions before using! If you use this online, all others need to be using this as well. You can use restore to get your old config back, then apply to have the boost.

Hitbox & Armor Tweaker: (eaw_tw.zip 201kb and source code eawtw_c.zip 35k)
by Neal Orr aka WWMaxGunz.
...This is the older version from 1999...

MASREDUX: (?? ??kb)
by ??Paulo Morais??
...can reduce mass of planes...

SKIN TOOLS

Related Download Links:
-tools-edit-skin

TPC Textures; All textures used by EAW are in a custom compressed TPC file format developed by MicroProse. While this compression reduces file size, direct editing is no longer possible in this form. TPC textures are used for a variety of purposes in the game - for example for aircraft skins, terrain tiles and menu screens. Sometimes TPC files are renamed to indicate their purpose in the game - e.g. the terrain tiles are nothing but TPC files renamed to get the file extension TER or the menu screens with the file extension PIC. Once you know the pixel size / resolution of a texture and apply a proper PAL color palette, you can create your own replacement using any graphics application. PICPAC is used to convert editable PCX image templates to TPC files the game can use - while the filename will indicate what your texture is used for in EAW. PCX templates can also be found in many, already existing user-made mods.

3DZ Map: (3DZ_MAP.zip 62.6kb)
by ?.
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3dz 2 bmp: (3dz2bmp.7z 21.1kb)
by ?.
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gpmGUI: (gpmGUI.zip 914kb)
by RAF_Roy.
a GUI for gpmTpc2Pcx...no batch files...
1. unzip the gpmGUI.zip and make a shortcut on your desktop for the program - (my readme's confusing - just be sure to always put files you want to unpack in a new folder each time and np! you will have no overwriting issues - you won't need any configuration to use default mode - just ignore the readme for now).
2. Launch the program - you will get a 'Browse for folder' box. Find the folder containing files you wish to unpicpack.
3. Next a little text box lists the files in the folder. Select files by mouse and/or shift + arrow key to multi-select or control + mouse to select individual non-sequential odd files if needed. Click OK
gpmGUI triggers the gpmTpc2Pcx (included in the zip) - you will see a DOS box open and the files unpicpacing
Then a short delay prompt 'please wait' while the program cleans up, and you are done!

Ground PCX: (GroundPCX.zip 271kb)
by VonBeerHofen.
These are the PCX files from the groundobjects in EAW with added pallette. Maybe they could be incorperated in the PICPAC utillity too, since I have not been able to find these PCX's anywhere and they can not be retrieved from the game since they lack colour information. With these files anyone can edit any groundobject to his own liking (PICPAC needed) and EAW may get even better.

 

Paint Kit: (MPS_eawpixpac.zip 5046kb / 4.92MB)
by MicroProse.
...Art Kit...PicPac...Aug 4, 1999. Paint your own plane exteriors, cockpits and terrain. Please note that modifying the EAW art files is an unsupported feature. This Art Kit is Not for the German version of European Air War. This is a released free program (PICPAC 48kb) that allows you to edit and repaint the planes to make new skins in EAW, to better represent a chosen squad...Converts PCX images to TPC texture files. (All textures used by EAW are in a compressed TPC file format developed by MicroProse. While this compression is reducing file size, direct editing is no longer possible. This file archive contains the textures of the planes in PCX format as well as a utility intended to convert them to the TPC format.  Once the PCX file is converted, simply copy it to the EAW main directory.
TPC textures are used for a variety of purposes in the game - for example for aircraft skins, terrain tiles and menu screens. Sometimes TPC files are renamed to indicate their purpose in the game - e.g. the terrain tiles are nothing but TPC files renamed to get the file extension TER or the menu screens with the file extension PIC. Once you know the pixel size / resolution of a texture and apply a proper PAL color palette, you can create your own replacement using any graphics application. PICPAC is used to convert editable PCX image templates to TPC files the game can use - while the filename will indicate what your texture is used for in EAW. PCX templates can also be found in many, already existing user-made mods.)

*There Is a typo in the readme file shipped with PICPAC, The "P####TXS.tpc" filenames are actually the result of a typographical error. (Note: P#### stands for the aircraft code). When the PICPAC utility was released by MicroProse, the Readme that MicroProse included misidentified the "TES" files as "TXS". Nobody caught it for a long time, files like P####txs.tpc have to be renamed to P####tes.tpc to work correctly in the game. While the P####TEX.TPC represents the aircraft texture at a close distance, the P####TES.TPC (note the S) represents the long distance lower resolution texture. There may still be a few VERY old add-on skins around which contain "TXS" files. If you need to use one of these, you can simply rename the "txs" portion of the filename as "tes" to work correctly.

*If you repainted an aircraft texture and transformed it to TPC with PICPAC.EXE. But it doesn't seem to run or is appearing in strange colors in the games flight screen then make sure you have the correct filenames applied to let the new files substitute the EAW default ones in the games main folder. If the aircraft appears in strange colors, try to re-use PICPAC.EXE on your PCX template with the -P option. This will correct the palette (it is limited to 256 colors - at least when using a 3Dfx graphics card or when running EAW in Software Emulation mode.)
'MajorLee 11-04-1999 Gave the original idea of a petition to Stephen White webmaster of EAW Online, asking Microprose to release a patch and some kind of Paint Utility. The petition idea was put down immediately by those who said that we could not influence MPS into doing anything. They were wrong! Martin deRiso, the Producer of EAW went and helped get Picpac released!'

How to use the EAW paint kit
You can fly with a custom paint job. Although if you change the paint job of a single aircraft with this kit, all of the same aircraft appearing in the EAW will also change with the new paint job. In other words, painfully repainting the P51 Mustang and flying it with EAW then, the other P51 is also wearing the same paint job or skin. That's why the degree of excitement had declined shortly after the first skins where made by the community. There was no single planes with single paint jobs/skins. However I will explain an introductory set of steps on how to use it from now on.

1 What you need
-EAW Paint Kit
-Paint software that can edit image files of * .PCX (You can use with PhotoShop or PaintShopPro if you want).
 

2 Extracting EAW PaintKit
-After downloading EAW PaintKit, unzip it into a suitable folder.
-After decompressing, you will see that it has the following directory structure
 \EAW Textures \Cockpits \Planes \Terrain

The cockpit texture is in the "Cockpits" folder,
The "Planes" folder contains a texture of the appearance of the aircraft for each model.
The "Terrain" folder contains the texture of the terrain.

3 What kind of files are in it?

When you expand the "Planes" folder, there is a folder for each model.
For example, let's look at the "B17" folder in this. There are three files as listed below. Of these, Pbb 17
n . pcx is a texture of nose art ( attention to " n ", meaning of NoseArt), these are only in B 17 and B 24.
Other aircraft are
　　　　　　　* tex. pcx (texture file of airplane appearance) and
　　　　　　　* tra. pcx (filter file that defines transparent part)
It is only two kinds. (The filename part "*" will be a different name for each model.)

Basically, after making changes to this "* tex.pcx" file, we use the utility PicPac.exe included in PaintKit to generate a compressed file that EAW can recognize.
　　　　　　　　

4 Procedure for changing the texture file
Let's show the specific change procedure with B17 as an example where we know what kind of files are.

(1) Create a working folder (eg c: \ Work), and change the texture file of the airplane you want to change (Pbb 17 tex.pcx in this example) and PicPac. Copy the exe command.

(2) Edit the texture file using paint software that can edit pcx file.

Original texture file
Pbb 17 tex. pcx

This is the original content before editing.

The parts of the aircraft are mixed up and collected.

It is a file of 256 × 256 pixels.

Pbb 17 tex after editing. pcx
I applied a red flight identification color to the wing tip and the vertical tail. I think I noticed, but there is only a texture on one side of the aircraft! Except for nationality marks, changes on one side are reflected in opposition. Also, since it is unclear how far it is the target part of the aircraft, there are trial and error and skill to finish it perfectly.

(3) When your done painting , save it with the same name as the original name ( Pbb 17 tex.pcx ). This makes texture for high resolution possible.

(4) Using a paint software, convert a texture of 256 × 256 pixels to 128 × 128 pixels to create a low resolution texture (used in the middle range). This is called Pbb 17 tes. Save it as pcx . Although this work may be omitted, EAW uses the original data if there is no medium for medium range, so if the new paint color and the original paint color are quite different, as the airplane approaches You will feel as if it replaced.

(5)
　Now , two files, Pbb 17 tex. pcx (256 × 256 pixel high resolution version)
　Pbb 17 txs. pcx (128 x 128 pixels low resolution version)
　is made.

Here, open the DOS window and move the current directory to the work folder (in this example, C: \ work). 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Type
　　　CD c: \ work
　　　C :.
　Purpose file Pbb 17 tex. pcx, Pbb 17 txs. pcx and utility PicPac. After confirming that exe exists, type as follows.
　　PicPac - p Pbb 17 tex. pcx Pbb 17 tex. tpc　　　　(convert to high-resolution compressed file)
　　PicPac -p Pbb 17 txs. pcx Pbb 17 txs. tpc　　　　(converted to a compressed file for low resolution)

(6) The two compressed files Pbb 17 tex. Generated in (5). tpc and Pbb 17 txs. Copy tpc to the EAW folder.



That is the end.
The way of changing cockpit texture, topography texture is also the same way.

PicPac GUI: (PicPacGUI_12a.zip 260kb)
by Walter "Waldo" Knödgen.
This little tool allows you to convert pcx-files with PicPac by a Windows-based menu-screen, more convenient than with DOS-command line parameters, etc. There are also switches for other features of PicPac, but not necessary for EAW, please check the readme for further information about the program.

PICPACW: (PICPACW.zip 131kb)
by ?.
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Skinning Palette Pack V2: (SkinningPalettePackV2.zip 903kb)
by VonBeerhofen.
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Picpac Skin Worker: (skinworker.zip 26.7kb)
by Pisis.
If you make skins, you must know that the picpac process is quite long and sometimes problematic. I have created these files which does your work for you.

TPC to PCX Converter: (TPC2PCX.zip 84.9kb)
by gmpwalp.
gpmTpc2Pcx, the "unpicpacking" tool...utility, which converts any EAW *.TPC file into its *.PCX file, for re-painting. The reverse of PICPAC, it is very useful for extracting a PCX file from a non-standard *.TPC file.
Readme:
In following description "" means "value of xxx" and "[yyy]" means "yyy is optional"

How gpmTpc2Pcx uses from command line:
The form of is:
[drive][path]basefilename[extension]

If "extension" is NOT supplied, "gpmTpc2Pcx" checks if file specified by (without extension for now) exists and if so, tries to use it. If not, it appends ".tpc" to and tries again.
If extension is supplied, "gpmTpc2Pcx" will use it whatever it is.

How gpmTpc2Pcx uses from command line:
The form of is:
[drive][path][basefilename][extension]
(So as you see the output file may not be delivered at all.)

If "outputfile" IS delivered it used without any changes. (But if it contains "path", it MUST exist. "gpmTpc2Pcx" do not create directories)
If "outputfile" is NOT delivered,"gpmTpc2Pcx" creates file with name ".cip". (As you see, file is created in current working directory.)

It works with ".ter", ".spt", ".mpc" files too. In fact this files are ".tpc" files whith changed extension.

As an example, let's convert a P-51D Mustang texture file ("Pp51dtex.tpc") back into a .pcx file.

What you will see in the DOS command box will be in bold type; what you should type will be in normal text; an underscore represents a space [Do NOT type an underscore, hit the spacebar instead!); and the word "Enter" in italics is the command to hit the Enter key on your keyboard.

C:\EAWconversions>
C:\EAWconversions>gpmTpc2Pcx_Pp51dtex.tpc_Pp51dtex.pcx Enter


Now underneath this line you should see:
gpm unPICPAC
ALFA 2 version dated: Nov 20 2001, 16:19:03

OK! That's it! You should now have a PCX file in your "EAWconversions" folder named "Pp51dtex.pcx".


In order to make a conversion to some other file type extension (such as .spt, .mpc, etc.), ASSUMING it is a compatible file type, you would do everything exactly the same as above, EXCEPT you will use filetypes with whatever extension you are tying to make. So, if you want to "unPicPac" the "Person1.spt" file, it would look like this:

C:\EAWconversions>
C:\EAWconversions>gpmTpc2Pcx_Person1.spt_Person1.pcx Enter
gpm unPICPAC
ALFA 2 version dated: Nov 20 2001, 16:19:03
 

Also, SagginB and others has made a bunch of batch files. One for single conversions, and one that changes all the ter files in the folder to pcx files, all with just one click! You can also make your own easy, just open a .txt file with notepad, type this in for an example: gpmTpc2Pcx.exe Europe1.pic Europe1.pcx  Then save and rename a copy  with the file extension as .bat instead of text

TPC2PCX2TPC Batch File Tools: (TPC2PCX2TPCBatchfiletools.zip 130kb)
by Shawn Griffin aka sagginb.
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TPC2PCX Conversion Program & Batch: (TPC2PCXConversionProgram&Batch 84kb)
by MailPin.
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TPC to PCX Conversion Program & Batch File: (TPCtoPCX.zip 85kb)
by gpmwapl, SagginB, RedEyes.
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PicPac: (Picpac.zip 29kb)
By Microprose.
program for converting *.PCX files into the *.TPC files used by EAW. Essential for creating or changing aircraft skins. Note that this zip file contains only the PICPAC.EXE file and its explanatory text file. The full PICPAC download (some 5 Mb in size), has all the EAW *.PCX files enclosed.

DOS command "picpac/?" gives the following result:

PICPAC v6.01 10/25/96
Usage: PICPAC [options] inputfile [outputfile]

Options: (Can use a '-' or '/')
-h,-? This help screen
-p Save Palette (has no effect on .col files)
-nox Null out Image
-b Force output to be bitmaped
-raw Force output to be bitmaped with no header
-sw,h Clip output size to width by height
-sega Sega Output, and 8 bit pal
-8 Keep pal 8 Bits
-w[2|4|8|16] Specify LZW table size (in k)
-q Quite Mode

Notes:
Input file can be a gif, pcx, lbm, bbm or col.
Output filename is input filename with .pic for the ext.